Patalpuri Saheb, Sikh Pilgrimage in India
Punjab Kiratpur Sahib, one of the several towns founded by the Sikh Gurus, is situated on the left bank of Sutlej river in the Shivalik foothills.
The foundation of Kiratpur was laid by the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind,
in May 1626 by ceremonially planting a sapling on a tract of land
acquired from Tara Chand, the ruler of a small hill state, Kalur.
Much later, Guru Hargobind instructed his elder son, Baba Gurditta, that a new township had to be established. Because of the conflictual relationship with the Mughal emperors and Guru Arjan’s martyrdom at the instance of Emperor Jehangir, it was natural that the new place be at a safe distance from Lahore and Amritsar. Kiratpur, 76 kms from Chandigarh, is at the eastern boundary of the modern state of Punjab, whereas Amritsar is much closer to the western boundary.
Guru Hargobind settled in Kiratpur in 1635. Guru Sahib spent about 10 years of his life at Kiratpur Sahib. It remained the seat of the Sikh Gurus until Guru Tegh Bahadur founded a new village, Chak Nanaki, in 1665, about 8 kms further north of Kiratpur, the present Anandpur Sahib.
It
is a sacred place for the Sikhs. Guru Nanak Dev Ji is said to have
visited this place when it was little more than a wilderness. Guru
Hargobind Ji, the sixth Guru spent the last few years of his life here.
Both Guru Har Rai and Guru Harkrishan were also born at this place and
they were blessed with the Gurgadi (Guruship) at this place.Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib:
Gurdwara
Patalpuri Sahib is situated at Kiratpur Sahib in district Rupnagar. It
has been built on the banks of the river Sutlej and is situated across
the railway tracks and is the place where many Sikhs take the ashes of
their dead to be immersed in the river here. Guru Hargobind Ji in 1644
as well as Guru Har Rai in 1661 were cremated here. The ashes of Guru
Harkrishan Ji were brought from Delhi and immersed here in 1664.Term of Service – We do not own copyright of this Content on this website. The copyright belongs to the respective owners of the videos uploaded to Youtube . If you find any Content infringe your copyright or trademark, and want it to be removed from this website, or replaced by your original content, please contact us.
