Historic gurdwara

Sri Baoli Sahib, Goindwal

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਬਾਉਲੀ ਸਾਹਿਬGoindwal, Punjab, India

The stepped well dug under Sri Guru Amar Das Ji, at what the Encyclopaedia calls the first Sikh place of pilgrimage.

History

1540s onward
The ferry town
The town stood where the old east-west highway crossed the Beas. A trader called Goinda planned a settlement at the ferry here, and the place took its name from him.[EoS]
The well
Sri Guru Amar Das Ji had a well dug with steps reaching down to the water, and it drew pilgrims from far and near. A covered passage of 84 steps leads down to the water. A marble platform at the entrance marks where Guru Ji sat overseeing the digging.[EoS]

The Baoli Sahib at Goindwal, photographed by Aurel Stein in 1931. Commons links to British Library Photo 392/37/(11).
Aurel Stein, c. 1931. British Library, Photo 392/37/(11) (as credited on Commons). Public domain. Source
Embroidery from the palanquin that, by tradition, carried the Goindwal Pothis to Amritsar and back. Kept at Gurdwara Chaubara Sahib, Goindwal. The date on Commons is a suggestion.
Unknown, Late 16th or early 17th century, by tradition. Gurdwara Chaubara Sahib, Goindwal. Public domain. Source
A later fresco of Sri Guru Amar Das Ji above the entrance to the Baoli Sahib, Goindwal, numbered with the Gurmukhi numeral three. Probably 19th century. No portrait from Guru Ji's lifetime is established.
Unknown, Probably 19th century. Baoli Sahib, Goindwal. Public domain. Source
A later fresco of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji above the entrance to the Baoli Sahib, Goindwal, numbered with the Gurmukhi numeral two. Probably 19th century. No portrait from Guru Ji's lifetime is established.
Unknown, Probably 19th century. Baoli Sahib, Goindwal. Public domain. Source