Editing Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (section)

==Architecture==
[[File:SORS1.jpg|right|thumb|The [[samadhi]] combines Hindu, Islamic, and Sikh motifs.]]

===Building===
The building combines elements of [[Sikh architecture|Sikh]], [[Hindu architecture|Hindu]], and [[Islamic architecture]].<ref>[http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/01/16/features/samadhi-of-ranjit-singh-a-sight-of-religious-harmony/ Samadhi of Ranjit Singh – a sight of religious harmony, Pakistan Today. JANUARY 16, 2016, NADEEM DAR]</ref> Portions of the building are believed to have been plundered from the adjacent Lahore Fort.<ref>[http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/01/16/features/samadhi-of-ranjit-singh-a-sight-of-religious-harmony/ Samadhi of Ranjit Singh – a sight of religious harmony, Pakistan Today. JANUARY 16, 2016, NADEEM DAR]</ref>

The building has gilded fluted domes and [[cupola]]s, and an ornate [[balustrade]] around the upper portion of the building. The front of the doorway has images of [[Ganesh]], [[Devi]] and [[Brahma]] that are cut from red sandstone. The dome is decorated with [[Nāga]] (serpent) hood designs - the product of Hindu craftsmen that worked on the project.<ref>[http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/01/16/features/samadhi-of-ranjit-singh-a-sight-of-religious-harmony/ Samadhi of Ranjit Singh – a sight of religious harmony, Pakistan Today. JANUARY 16, 2016, NADEEM DAR]</ref> The wooden panels on the ceiling are decorated with stained glass work, while the walls are richly decorated with floral designs. The ceilings are decorated with glass mosaic work.

===Funerary urns===
[[Ranjit Singh]]'s ashes are contained in a marble [[urn]] in the shape of a [[Indian lotus|lotus]], sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with [[pietra dura]], in the centre of the tomb. Surrounding him, in smaller urns, are the ashes of four [[Hindu]] [[sati (practice)|sati]] queens and seven concubines.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/kaleidoscope/-sati-choice-before-maharaja-ranjit-s-ranis/99411.html 'Sati' choice before Maharaja Ranjit's Ranis, Kanwarjit Singh Kang, 28 Jun 2015]</ref>