Bora is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Garshankar. It is situated on the Garhshankar - Sri Anand pur Sahib Road.
Historyedit
In the 19th century, between 1800-1820 AD, Shri Mahant Ram, a Digpal Brahmin, came from Garhi Mansowal and purchased or occupied some land. As the time passed, people from nearby villages started to come there, and Mahant Ram started selling plots to those people, becoming wealthy in the process. According to the caste norms of the time, Brahmins occupied the center of the developing town, while peasants occupied the East side of the village, and lower castes, the North side of the village.
Etymologyedit
The village was named for the prevalence of banyan trees ("boharh" in Punjabi) in the area. The banyan trees have since been cut down.
Cultureedit
Festivalsedit
Bora celebrates all Hindu and Sikh festivals, including Diwali, Holi, Gurpurab, and Raksha Bandhan, but Janamastami is the most popular festival in the village and is celebrated with great pomp and show by Hindus and Sikhs. On this day Sri Mahakali temple is decorated and the goddess Mahakali is worshipped with prasad prepared by the temple administrators and offered to the goddess.
In the 19th century, there was a great confusion among the villagers that on which day Mahakali should be worshipped. The people of the Digpal gotra suggested that this holy ceremony should be done on the day of "Janamashtami".
There is also a Sikh gurudwara named Gurudwara Chhevi Patshahi Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji.
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External linksedit
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bora, india, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, ci. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bora India news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bora India news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Bora is a village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab India BoravillageBoraLocation in Punjab IndiaShow map of PunjabBoraBora India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 31 12 1 38 N 76 11 30 28 E 31 2003833 N 76 1917444 E 31 2003833 76 1917444Country IndiaStatePunjabDistrictHoshiarpurLanguages OfficialPunjabiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Contents 1 Location 2 History 2 1 Etymology 3 Culture 3 1 Festivals 3 2 Houses of worship 4 References 5 External linksLocation editBora is located 5 kilometres 3 1 mi east of Garshankar It is situated on the Garhshankar Sri Anand pur Sahib Road History editIn the 19th century between 1800 1820 AD Shri Mahant Ram a Digpal Brahmin came from Garhi Mansowal and purchased or occupied some land As the time passed people from nearby villages started to come there and Mahant Ram started selling plots to those people becoming wealthy in the process According to the caste norms of the time Brahmins occupied the center of the developing town while peasants occupied the East side of the village and lower castes the North side of the village Etymology edit The village was named for the prevalence of banyan trees boharh in Punjabi in the area The banyan trees have since been cut down Culture editFestivals edit Bora celebrates all Hindu and Sikh festivals including Diwali Holi Gurpurab and Raksha Bandhan but Janamastami is the most popular festival in the village and is celebrated with great pomp and show by Hindus and Sikhs On this day Sri Mahakali temple is decorated and the goddess Mahakali is worshipped with prasad prepared by the temple administrators and offered to the goddess In the 19th century there was a great confusion among the villagers that on which day Mahakali should be worshipped The people of the Digpal gotra suggested that this holy ceremony should be done on the day of Janamashtami Houses of worship edit Bora is home to several temples Sri Mahakali Temple Sri Sai Baba Temple Gugga Zahir Peer Sri Gugga Marhi Temple Shivalya Shiv Mandir Do Lathian Wala Mandir Shivalya Bagge Da Mandir There is also a Sikh gurudwara named Gurudwara Chhevi Patshahi Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji References editExternal links editMyPind com Bora Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bora India amp oldid 1196407546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
