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Sikh Ajaibghar or Sikh Museum is situated at Balongi village, near SAS Nagar (formerly Mohali)
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
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. The museum showcases sculptures of various
Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
warriors and Sikh freedom fighters. The Sikh Museum was inaugurated by the
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
minister for jails, tourism and cultural affairs ''Hira Singh Gabria.''Punjab jails to be modernized: Gabria
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Photo gallery

Earlier, this museum was operating near ''Laknour barrier'' on Landran- SAS Nagar road. The picture in gallery shows images shot in its older place. Image:Bhai Bachitter SinghJi.jpg, Statue of
Bhai Bachittar Singh Bhai Bachittar Singh (6 May 1664 – 22 December 1705), often known with the honorific "Shaheed" (martyr), was a Sikh hero and a general of Guru Gobind Singh. His father was Bhai Mani Singh and he came from Alipur Riyasat Multan. Family ...
in Sikh Ajaibghar Image:Bhai Taru Singh.jpg, Statue of Bhai Taru Singh Image:Bhai Mati Das.jpg, Statue showing martydom of
Bhai Mati Das Bhai Mati Das ( Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਮਤੀ ਦਾਸ; died 1675) along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das were martyrs of early Sikh history. Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dayala, and Bhai Sati Das were executed at a ''kotwali'' (police-station) in ...


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Sikh places Buildings and structures in Mohali Museums in Punjab, India Religious museums in India {{india-museum-stub