Beas City
Beas is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district of the Majha region of the Eastern Punjab (India). Beas lies on the banks of the Beas River.
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  Beas Location in Punjab, India  Beas Beas (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31.51655°N 75.28897°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
| • Regional | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 143201[1] |
Geography
Beas is centered (approx.) at 31°31′00″N 75°17′20″E.[2] It is located on the National Highway no. 1 (from Kolkata to Afghanistan), in the Amritsar district in Indian Punjab. The nearest city is Kapurthala (24 km or 15 mi) to the southwest. The holy and historical city of the Amritsar (41 km or 25 mi) lies to its northwest, and Jalandhar (38 km) is situated to its southeast.
Radha Soami
It is the headquarters of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. The town known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh and is located in the east.
Every year, millions of Radha Soami followers travel to Beas to attend satsangs (discourses) often held at the Dera for weeks at a time.
Furthermore, there is also the Maharaj Sawan Singh Charitable Hospital, which was constructed in the 1980s by the Radhasoami Society. Since its inauguration, it has served countless patients free of cost. It is located in the center of beas and balsarai .
See also
- INS Beas frigate
References
- "PIN codes of Amritsar district". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- "Beas, Amritsar, Punjab". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.