Jathera

A Jathera is a shrine constructed to commemorate common clan ancestors. Each village in the Punjab has a Jathera which can be visited by members of different surnames. Many villages have a Jathera for each clan/surname.

When members of a clan form a new village, they continue to visit the Jathera in the ancestral village. If this is not possible, a link is brought from the old Jathera to construct a new Jathera in the new village.

People visit the Jathera when getting married, on the 15th day of the Indian month, and sometimes on the first Sunday of an Indian month.

Jathera Media

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  Photograph of an idol located within a Punjabi folk religion shrine of Baba Sidh in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023

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  Miniature painting depicting the Punjabi folk deity Sakhi Sarwar, also known as 'Lakhdata'.

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  Illustration of Gogaji, based on a rock sculpture at Mandore, published in Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (vol. II)

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  Lakh Data shrine of Sakhi Sarwar, Jalandhar District

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  Masani shrine, Talhan, Jalandhar

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  Baba Bala samadh, Ghuriana

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  This is a photo of ASI monument number 

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  Guru Bhag Singh Kartarpur Punjab India (Vadbhag)

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  This is Idol of Swami Sarvanand Giri. Punjab University Regional Campus, Hoshiarpur is under his name. Dr. Lajpat Rai Munger who donated this college to Punjab University is disciple of Swami

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  Bhagat Baba Kalu Ji Panchhat