- Beas, Punjab
Beas is a small
town in theAmritsar District of Punjab state ofIndia , located between the cities ofAmritsar (42 km) andJalandhar (35 km) along the banks of theBeas River on National Highway 1.Five miles to the east, there is a small town called 'Dera Baba Jaimal Singh' PIN (ZIP)143204, originally founded by the spiritual mystic, Baba Jaimal Singh, as his 'dera' or farm house, and who knew it was going to grow. It is today, as then, the headquarters of
Radha Soami Satsang Beas , a spiritual group with a considerable following amongHindu s andSikh s, especially of Northern India, as well as by many people around the globe.Every year, millions of
Radha Soami followers travel to Beas to attendsatsang s (discourse s) often held at the Dera for weeks at a time. The number ofsangat (devotees) present on these days reaches several hundred thousands on the days of the Satsangs.Beas is also famous for the Radhasoami Charitable Hospital, which was constructed in the 80s by the Radhasoami Society. Since its innauguration, it has served countless patients. Annual
optometry clinics are held at the hospital where hundreds of patients witheye -related problems, especially those suffering fromcataracts , are treated.Travel
Beas is located on National Highway 1of
India on theGrand Trunk Road , which stretches fromKolkata ,India toAfghanistan . Beas is 55 km fromAmritsar to the west, and to the southeast 20 km fromKapurthala , 36 km fromJalandhar , 93 km fromLudhiana , and 368 km toNew Delhi . All also lie on theDelhi toAmritsar line of the Northwest line of theIndian Railway .ee also
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Radha Soami Satsang Beas External links
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