Beas, Punjab

<p ><b>Beas</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language" title="Punjabi language" >Punjabi</a>: ਬਿਆਸ) is a riverfront town in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar_district" title="Amritsar district" >Amritsar district</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India" >Eastern Punjab</a> (India). Beas lies on the banks of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas_River" title="Beas River" >Beas River</a>.

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,_Punjab#Geography" >1 Geography</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,_Punjab#Radha_Soami" >2 Radha Soami</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,_Punjab#References" >3 References</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,_Punjab#External_links" >4 External links</a></li>

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<h2 >Geography[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beas,_Punjab&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography" >edit</a>]</h2>

<p >Beas is centered (approx.) at <a class="external text" href="http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Beas%2C_Punjab&params=31_31_00_N_75_17_20_E" >31°31′00″N 75°17′20″E</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,Punjab#cite_note-2" >[2]</a></sup> It located on the National Highway no. 1 (from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata" >Kolkata</a> to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan" >Afghanistan</a>), in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar_district" title="Amritsar district" >Amritsar district</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India" >Indian Punjab</a>. The nearest city is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapurthala" title="Kapurthala" >Kapurthala</a> (24 km or 15 mi) to the southwest. The holy as well as historical city of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar" title="Amritsar" >Amritsar</a> (41 km or 25 mi) lies to its northwest and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalandhar" title="Jalandhar" >Jalandhar</a> (38 km) to its southeast.</p>

<h2 >Radha Soami[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beas,_Punjab&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Radha Soami" >edit</a>]</h2>

<p >It is the headquarters of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha_Soami_Satsang_Beas" title="Radha Soami Satsang Beas" >Radha Soami Satsang Beas</a>. The town known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh is located in the east. Every year, millions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha_Soami" title="Radha Soami" >Radha Soami</a> followers travel to Beas to attend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsang" title="Satsang" >satsangs</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse" title="Discourse" >discourses</a>) often held at the Dera for weeks at a time.

There is a famous Radhasoami Charitable Hospital also, which was constructed in the 80s by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha_Soami_Satsang_Beas" title="Radha Soami Satsang Beas" >Radhasoami Society</a>. Since its inauguration, it has served countless patients. Annual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometry" title="Optometry" >optometry</a> clinics are held at the hospital where hundreds of patients with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye" title="Human eye" >eye</a>-related problems, especially those suffering from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataract" title="Cataract" >cataracts</a>, are treated.</p>

<h2 >References[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beas,_Punjab&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References" >edit</a>]</h2>

<li id="cite_note-1" ><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,_Punjab#cite_ref-1" >Jump up^{</a></b> }<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/punjab/amritsar.htm" >"PIN codes of Amritsar district"</a>. www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.</li>

<li id="cite_note-2" ><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas,_Punjab#cite_ref-2" >Jump up^{</a></b> }<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maplandia.com/india/punjab/amritsar/beas/" >"Beas, Amritsar, Punjab"</a>. www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.</li>

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<h2 >External links[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beas,_Punjab&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links" >edit</a>]</h2>

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<li ><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rssb.org/" >Radha Soami Satsang Beas</a></li>

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