# Saints, Gurus and Spiritual Heritage of Hoshiarpur: 22 Profiles

- Link: https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/
- Published: 2026-10-27T03:31:11+05:30
- Author: RAMAN KUMAR SAHDEV

Explore 22 saints, gurus and spiritual personalities connected with Hoshiarpur through
six illustrated collections. Browse names by tradition, discover each person’s precise
local connection and follow source links for further reading. The directory covers
sacred visits, village roots, religious teaching, langar, community service and 
educational legacies, with clearly credited photographs.

Hoshiarpur Today · Saints, Gurus & spiritual heritage

## A district’s spiritual heritage.⏎ People, places and service.

Explore 22 introductory profiles across six illustrated articles. Discover the exact
local connection behind each name, from sacred visits and village roots to education,
langar and community service.

**22 profiles · 6 collections · Sources & image credits**

ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰਪੁਰ ਦੀ ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਵਿਰਾਸਤ — ਸੰਤ, ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਰੰਪਰਾਵਾਂ।

Hoshiarpur’s religious heritage includes different faiths, traditions and institutions.
This selected collection is a starting point for learning, not an exhaustive list
or a ranking. A person’s connection may be through birth, a remembered visit, spiritual
teaching or the legacy of a local institution.

## Explore the collections

[⌊Gurdwara Sri Garna Sahib, Bodal, Hoshiarpur district⌉⌊Gurdwara Sri Garna Sahib,
Bodal, Hoshiarpur district⌉[

2 profiles

### 󠀁[Sikh Gurus & historic connections](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sikh-gurus-and-hoshiarpur-garna-sahib-and-harian-velan/)󠁿

Historic shrine connections of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji and Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji.

[See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/#collection-0)·
[Read article →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sikh-gurus-and-hoshiarpur-garna-sahib-and-harian-velan/)

[⌊Garna Sahib, a contextual district heritage photograph⌉⌊Garna Sahib, a contextual
district heritage photograph⌉[

6 profiles

### 󠀁[Sikh saints & village seva](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/)󠁿

Rampur Khera, Nadalon, Singriwala, Panjoura and Tuto Majara: devotion and community
remembrance.

[See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/#collection-1)·
[Read article →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/)

[⌊Garna Sahib, a contextual district heritage photograph⌉⌊Garna Sahib, a contextual
district heritage photograph⌉[

6 profiles

### 󠀁[Sikh teachers & religious centres](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/)󠁿

Jian, Kaharpur, Harkhowal, Kandowal and Harian Belan: teaching and institutional
heritage.

[See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/#collection-2)·
[Read article →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/)

[⌊Minar-e-Begampura at Shri Khuralgarh Sahib⌉⌊Minar-e-Begampura at Shri Khuralgarh
Sahib⌉[

1 profile

### 󠀁[Guru Ravidas & Khuralgarh Sahib](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sri-guru-ravidas-ji-and-khuralgarh-sahib-hoshiarpurs-bhakti-heritage/)󠁿

The sacred landscape of Khuralgarh Sahib and the enduring message of equality.

[See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/#collection-3)·
[Read article →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sri-guru-ravidas-ji-and-khuralgarh-sahib-hoshiarpurs-bhakti-heritage/)

[⌊Manavta Mandir in Hoshiarpur⌉⌊Manavta Mandir in Hoshiarpur⌉[

5 profiles

### 󠀁[Udasi, Sant Mat & Bhuriwale traditions](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/)󠁿

Manavta Mandir, Bahadurpur and the educational service legacies of spiritual teachers.

[See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/#collection-4)·
[Read article →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/)

[⌊Historical portrait of Acharya Vijayanand Suri, Swami Atmaram Ji⌉⌊Historical portrait
of Acharya Vijayanand Suri, Swami Atmaram Ji⌉[

2 profiles

### 󠀁[Jain spiritual & educational heritage](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-jain-heritage-acharya-atmaram-ji-and-vijay-vallabh-suri-ji/)󠁿

Two Jain teachers remembered through Hoshiarpur’s educational institutions.

[See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/#collection-5)·
[Read article →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-jain-heritage-acharya-atmaram-ji-and-vijay-vallabh-suri-ji/)

## Find a personality

Choose a name to open the corresponding profile within its collection.

### Sikh Gurus & historic connections

 * [**Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sikh-gurus-and-hoshiarpur-garna-sahib-and-harian-velan/#guru-hargobind)
   
   Garna Sahib, Bodal
 * [**Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sikh-gurus-and-hoshiarpur-garna-sahib-and-harian-velan/#guru-har-rai)
   
   Harian Velan

### Sikh saints & village seva

 * [**Sant Baba Harnam Singh Ji Rampur Khera**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/#harnam-singh-rampur-khera)
   
   Dhugga Kalan and Rampur Khera, Hoshiarpur district
 * [**Sant Baba Seva Singh Ji Rampur Khera**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/#seva-singh-rampur-khera)
   
   Gurdwara Rampur Khera Sahib
 * [**Sant Baba Nidhan Singh Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/#nidhan-singh-nadalon)
   
   Nadalon village, Hoshiarpur district
 * [**Sant Baba Hira Singh Ji Singriwala**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/#hira-singh-singriwala)
   
   Singriwala, on the outskirts of Hoshiarpur
 * [**Sant Baba Hari Singh Ji Naiki Wale**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/#hari-singh-naiki)
   
   Gurdwara Naiki Sahib, Panjoura/Panjaur; remembrance at Mananhana
 * [**Sant Baba Dalel Singh Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-saints-rampur-khera-nadalon-and-village-seva-traditions/#dalel-singh-tuto-majara)
   
   Tuto Majara village, Hoshiarpur district

### Sikh teachers & religious centres

 * [**Sant Hari Singh Ji Kaharpuri**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/#hari-singh-kaharpuri)
   
   Jian, Kaharpur and rural educational institutions in Hoshiarpur district
 * [**Sant Baba Harnam Singh Ji, Jian**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/#harnam-singh-jian)
   
   Jian village, Hoshiarpur district
 * [**Sant Baba Jawala Singh Ji Harkhowal**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/#jawala-singh-harkhowal)
   
   Lagari village and Dera Sant Garh, Harkhowal
 * [**Sant Baba Jagjit Singh Ji Harkhowal**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/#jagjit-singh-harkhowal)
   
   Association with the Harkhowal spiritual tradition
 * [**Sant Baba Bhag Singh Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/#bhag-singh-kandowal)
   
   Kandowal village near Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur district
 * [**Baba Nihal Singh Ji, Harian Belan**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-sikh-teachers-and-centres-jian-harkhowal-and-harian-belan/#nihal-singh-harian-belan)
   
   Harian Belan and the Misal Shaheedan Tarna Dal tradition

### Guru Ravidas & Khuralgarh Sahib

 * [**Sri Guru Ravidas Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/sri-guru-ravidas-ji-and-khuralgarh-sahib-hoshiarpurs-bhakti-heritage/#guru-ravidas)
   
   Khuralgarh Sahib, Garhshankar area

### Udasi, Sant Mat & Bhuriwale traditions

 * [**Baba Faqir Chand Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/#faqir-chand)
   
   Manavta Mandir, Hoshiarpur
 * [**Baba Charan Shah Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/#charan-shah)
   
   Dera Baba Charan Shah, Bahadurpur, Hoshiarpur
 * [**Swami Sarvanand Giri Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/#sarvanand-giri)
   
   Educational legacy at Bajwara, Hoshiarpur
 * [**Swami Brahmanand Ji Bhuriwale — Gauanwale**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/#brahmanand-bhuriwale)
   
   Rural education in Hoshiarpur’s Kandi region, including Mansowal
 * [**Swami Chetnanand Ji Bhuriwale — Kashiwale**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-spiritual-service-heritage-udasi-sant-mat-and-bhuriwale-traditions/#chetnanand-bhuriwale)
   
   Bhuriwale educational and welfare institutions serving Hoshiarpur district

### Jain spiritual & educational heritage

 * [**Acharya Vijayanand Suri Ji — Swami Atmaram Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-jain-heritage-acharya-atmaram-ji-and-vijay-vallabh-suri-ji/#vijayanand-suri-atmaram)
   
   Spiritual and educational inspiration honoured by S.A.V. Jain School, Hoshiarpur
 * [**Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri Ji**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-jain-heritage-acharya-atmaram-ji-and-vijay-vallabh-suri-ji/#vijay-vallabh-suri)
   
   Jain educational institutions and their stated ideals in Hoshiarpur

## Contribute to Hoshiarpur’s living heritage

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We welcome documented additions from all religious communities. New material is 
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## More people and archive photographs

[Explore Hoshiarpur’s 47 personalities across public life, culture, service, industry, sports and entertainment →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/)

[View the publisher-supplied Saints & Mahapurush portrait archive →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-mahapurush-portrait-archive/)

The archive’s unnamed photographs have not been assigned to biographies without 
identification.

## About the images and records

The photographs show the named place or person. Garna Sahib is used as a contextual
district heritage image on the Sikh collections; it does not depict every saint 
or their institution. The Jain image portrays Acharya Vijayanand Suri Ji specifically.
Detailed credits appear in each article.

 * Gurdwara Sri Garna Sahib, Bodal, Hoshiarpur district. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga, 10
   December 2021 / [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gurdwara_Sri_Garna_Sahib_Bodal,_District_Hoshiarpur.jpg),
   [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized for 
   display.
 * Minar-e-Begampura at Shri Khuralgarh Sahib. Photo: Wikiravidas, 15 May 2024 /
   [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minar-e-Begampura.png),
   [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Photograph of 
   the memorial; not a historical portrait of Guru Ravidas Ji.
 * Manavta Mandir, Hoshiarpur, November 2009. Photo: Bhagat.bb / [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manavta_Mandir4.JPG),
   [Free Art License](https://artlibre.org/licence/lal/en/). Resized for display.
   This photograph illustrates Manavta Mandir; it does not depict every institution
   in this collection.
 * Historical portrait of Acharya Vijayanand Suri / Swami Atmaram Ji. Unknown photographer,
   via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vijayanandsuri_Atmaram.jpg);
   public-domain designation in India. Commons version cropped and colour enhanced
   by Nizil Shah. This is not a portrait of Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri Ji.

Profiles distinguish documented history, institutional accounts and devotional tradition.
Brief entries reflect the available evidence and can grow as additional records 
are verified.
