Virasat e Khalsa
A museum of Sikh history in sandstone and steel, opened in 2011 and among the most visited in the subcontinent.
- Where
- Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 31.2340, 76.5030
Get the Virasat e Khalsa stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Virasat e Khalsa. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Punjab volume with your photos and a note.
Near Virasat e Khalsa
Keshgarh Qila 0.4 km
One of the five takhts of Sikhism, standing at Anandpur Sahib.
Anandpur Sahib 0.5 km
Where the Khalsa was founded in 1699, and one of the five seats of temporal authority in Sikhism.
Bhakra Dam 16 km
Nehru's temple of modern India.
Gobind Sagar 20 km
The water Bhakra holds back on the Sutlej, named for the tenth Sikh guru.
Ropar Wetland 24 km
A reservoir on the Sutlej, Ramsar listed, with smooth-coated otters in it.
Sanghol 51 km
A Kushan period stupa and one hundred and seventeen carved railing pillars, found buried in a field in 1985.
Naina Devi Temple 54 km
On a ridge above the Gobind Sagar.
Rewalsar Lake 54 km
A small hill lake that the Tibetans call Tso Pema, above Mandi at thirteen hundred metres.
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Questions
Where is Virasat e Khalsa?
Virasat e Khalsa is in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Keshgarh Qila (0.4 km), Anandpur Sahib (0.5 km), Bhakra Dam (16 km).
How do I get the Virasat e Khalsa stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Virasat e Khalsa and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Punjab volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Virasat e Khalsa before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Punjab volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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