The Punjab Government has decided to lay the foundation stone of Guru Ravidass Memorial at Khuralgarh village in Hoshiarpur district on February 14, next year.
The decision was taken during the executive committee meeting of Guru Ravidass Memorial Foundation, presided over by the state Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Sohan Singh Thandal.
He said that the the committee has slated the laying of the foundation of Guru Ravidass Memorial for February 14, 2016.
Thandal said that as per the decision of the Executive Committee, immediate construction of the boundary wall of the memorial has been ordered as the tender process for the same has been completed.
He also directed all the executing agencies to gear up their activities so that the magnificent Guru Ravidass Memorial could be instrumental in propagating the philosophy and teachings of this great saint of the Bhakti Movement.
“This memorial, once completed, would have a spacious congregation hall having a capacity to accommodate 10,000 pilgrims, a state-of-the art auditorium equipped with all modern audio-visual aids to showcase the life works of Guru Ravidass,” said Thandal.
He said that the auditorium would accommodate nearly 500 pilgrims during any function or event. The hallmark of this world class memorial would be a tall erected structure ‘Minar-e-Begampura’ which would be 151 feet high, he said.