Gurudwara Ber Sahib is the place where Sri Guru Nanak Dev has been spending a good part of his life and is founded in Sultanpur Lodhi City, Punjab. In 1494 AD and 1497 AD, Sultanpur Lodhi was the place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev wife and birth to Bible Sulakhani, two of her sons, Sri Chand and Lakshmi Das. Fourteen years before Sri Guru Nanak Dev went on to spread Sikhism and his teachings to the entire world, he lived at Sultanpur Lodhi. The town which was created in the first century AD is estimated to be one of the oldest. Gurudwara Ber Sahib is located on the banks of the River Kali Bein and is the biggest Gurudwara in Sultanpur Lodhi. This is a very divine place for Sikh people and a lot of tourists are attracted to this place.
Best time to visit Gurudwara Ber Sahib
There is no best time to visit this place you can visit this place at any time of the year. At this place, Guru Nanak would go to bathe in the morning before meditation on the Bein River. One day Guru Nanak vanished into the river and was missing in communion with God for three days. When the illuminated Guru Nanak returned, he began his lifetime preaching mission to Sikhism. In this place which today has grown into a large tree, Guru Nanak planned a Ber (Jujube) tree seedling. Only Guru Nanak began his famous journeys with Sultanpur Lodi.
How to reach Gurudwara Ber Sahib
Gurudwara Sant Ghaat is located about 2 km away from Ber Sahib and after three days of plunging into the Bein River, Guru Ji emerged. This Gurudwara has a very well connected network of buses and rail. It has the nearest railway station as Amritsar Railway station. You can also get local buses and taxies to reach this place.
Famous places to visit Gurudwara Ber Sahib
DAKHNI SARAI
Mughal nobleman Ali Mardan Khan founded Dakhni Sarai in the 17th century. Visitors come to see the beautiful compost marked by circular bastions and they are welcome at all corners of a magnification gateway ornamented by tiles and red sandstone screens.
THE TOMBS OF MOHAMMAD MOMIN AND HAJI JAMAL
Nakodar is home to the architectural jewels of the 17th century Mohammad Momin, the Kanpur maestro, and his pupil Haji Jamal, who have been beautifully preserved in the Mughal period. The tomb of Mohammad Momin is trendy with sharp arches, graved windows, complex glass tiles, and painted plaster walls.
HARKE WETLAND AND BIRD SANCTUARY
Hari-Ke-Pattan is a wetland that lies at the bottom of Harike Lake in the Tarn Sahib district of Punjab, the largest in northern India. It is also referred to as Hari-Ke-Pattan. In 1953 the Sutlej River wetland has been created by building head works. The wetlands are a crossroads between a river and a lake, making them a special place and environmentally friendly niche distributed over three districts: Amritsar, Ferozepur, and Kapurthala.
GURUDWARA SRI TARN TARAN SAHIB
The Guru Arjan Dev has the biggest Sarovar (pond). It was built in 1590 with the excavation of the lake, which was then the largest lake in Punjab. Dhan Baba Buddha Ji, a prominent Sikh saint (1506-1631), laid the foundation stone of Darbar Sahib. This is a very famous place among Sikh people.
JALLIANWALA BAGH
Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh is one of the most poignant monuments of free India. The Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden situated near the famous Amritsar Golden Temple, and it houses a memorial commemorating the British forces’ massacre of peaceful celebrants. On 13 April 1919, British General Major Dyer opened fire on a party that took the lives of about 2000 innocent men, women, and children, and was attending a peaceful freedom movement meeting here. A well is situated close to the entrance to the park, where many people who took part jumped to avoid the bullets. Hundreds of dead bodies had been pulled from the well after the firing had subsided. This is also a famous place in Amritsar to visit for tourists.