Gurudwara Kandh Sahib – Batala It is said Guru Nanak refused to be married according to the prevalent rites. As he was a reformer, he suggested a simpler wedding ceremony. The Brahmins resisted and Mul Chand Chauna, would be father-in-law of the Guru, refused to marry his daughter to Nanak according to any other rites. […]
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Gurudwara Shahid Ganj–Muktsar Muktsar is a flourishing town and a sub-divisional headquarter. It is an important pilgrim centre. Originally it used to be called ‘Khidrana Ki Dhab’. The present name is derived from Chali Muktas(Forty Redeemed) who sacrificed their lives here, fighting against the Mughals.The troops of Wazir Khan Nawab of Sirhind, came in pursuit
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Gurudwara Patshahi Chhevin – Kanga Guru Hargobind Sahib stayed in village Kangar for 3 months with Raja Rai Jodh of Kangar. It is here that Bhai Bidhi Chand brought the horses Dilbagh and Gulbargh from Lahore on the order of Guru Hargobind Singh Ji. Due to this very incident, Emperor Jahangir got annoyed and sent
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Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib- Muktsar Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib is associated with the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. This place is situated in sandy terrain at a height (tibbi means a small hillock). Guru Sahib chose this place to stay on reaching Muktsar as it provided a very good view of the area. When the battle
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Gurudwara Haji Rattan – Bhatinda While on his way to Talwandi Sabo Guru Gobind Singh camped here for the night outside the mausoleum of the Muslim saint Haji Rattan. The tomb keepers tried to dissuade the Guru from sleeping here with the excuse that the place was haunted. Since the Guru neither believed in tombs
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Gurudwara Tuti Gandi Sahib Sri Darbar Sahib is the principal shrine at Muktsar. This town commemorates the martyrdom of the Fourty Muktas, or the Liberated Ones. It is associated with the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. During the siege of Anand Pur Sahib, a group of Sikhs from the Majha contingent had decamped after
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Gurudwara Sahib – Bhatinda The city of Bhatinda was also graced by Guru Gobind Singh. He halted at themausoleum of Haji Rattan, a celebrated muslim saint, which was at a distance of two kilometers outside the city. On the site a Gurdwara, called Haji Rattan,stands today in the memory of the Tenth Master. The keeper
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Gurdwara Baher Sahib – Baher Guru Tegh Bahadur came to this village from Nandpur-Kalaur and were on his way to Dadu Majra-Bhagrana. It is believed that while Guru ji was resting he saw an old women along with the dead body of her only son. When he inquired as to what had happened he was
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Gurudwara Thehri Sahib Gurdwara Thehri Sahib is associated with the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He came here on his way to Damdama Sahib, Delhi, after winning the battle of Muktsar. A yogi, Hukam Nath, stayed here with his followers. He had, through meditation, acquired some mystical powers. When Guru Ji came here, Hukam
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Gurudwara Tabhsar Sahib – Goh Guru Har Gobind Ji, while coming from Gwalior, on his way to Amritsar halted at village Ajnaur. Guruji was informed by local villagers about a lion who was striking terror in the area. Guruji was in search for that lion when he came across a fresh water pond. Guruji took
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