In pics | Where the wild meets history on the urban outskirts

In November 2011, SAD-BJP built a memorial to Baba Banda Singh Bahadur at Chappar Chiri. The 328-foot-high victory tower, Fateh Burj, is purportedly the tallest memorial tower in the country. A stainless steel khanda sits atop the dome on the tower. Its eight sides have arches overlooking a water body. The memorial also has statues of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and his five generals, namely, Bhai Fateh Singh, Bhai Aali Singh, Bhai Mali Singh, Bhai Baj Singh and Bhai Ram Singh atop six mounds around the water body.

Updated on: May 16, 2017 6:23 PM IST

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Herd of Nilgais, or Indian blue bull, on a hot summer day near the memorial to Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur in Chappar Chiri near SAS Nagar on Tuesday. (Anil Dayal/HT Photo)

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Herd of Nilgais, or Indian blue bull, on a hot summer day near the memorial to Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur in Chappar Chiri near SAS Nagar on Tuesday. (Anil Dayal/HT Photo)