GURUDWARAS IN UDHAM SINGH NAGAR
The historic town of Nanakmatta, named for this sacred shrine, one of Uttarakhand’s three principal Sikh holy places.
Where Bhai Mardana Ji, at Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s word, drew the river back to this spot after the Sidhs dried the land.
Where Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji answered Baba Almast Ji’s call and restored the sacred pipal tree to life.
Where Guru Nanak Dev Ji humbled the Sidhs with a single sesame seed and fed them from a banyan tree.
The sacred well from which Bhai Mardana Ji drew an endless bowl of milk at Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s word.
Marks the seat of Baba Almast Ji, who devotedly guarded Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s place through years of meditation.
A kilometre from the main shrine, marking Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji’s approach to Nanakmatta.
Where Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji tied his horse to a hitching post that grew into a living tree.
Where Guru Nanak Dev Ji, appearing as a child, ended the trade in human lives among the Ruhela Pathans.
Where the child Guru Nanak Dev Ji touched a sheep to death and back to life again.
Where the wells and river ran dry until the Ruhela Pathans agreed to end the trade in human lives.
Where the child Guru Nanak Dev Ji ground wheat on a chaki that never seemed to fill.
The orchard that withered the moment the child Guru Nanak Dev Ji entered it, and bloomed again the moment he left.
Where Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s kirtan and ardas stilled the flooding Dhela river for good.