Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

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The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848.

The tomb exemplifies Sikh architecture, it is gilded fluted domes and cupolas and an ornate balustrade round the top. Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb.

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Date taken: 1946
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Location: Lahore, India
Date taken: 1946
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Location: Lahore, India
Date taken: 1946
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Location: Lahore, India
Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Date taken: 1946
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Location: Lahore, India
Date taken: 1946
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Date taken: 1946
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Location: Lahore, India
Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: 1946
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Date taken: August 1946
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