MAHIMĀ SHĀHĀṄVĀLĀ, one of the three adjacent villages sharing the name Mahimā, 8 km west of Goniāṇā Maṇḍī (30º-18'N, 74º-54'E) in Baṭhiṇḍā district of the Punjab, has a historical shrine, called Gurdwārā Gurūsar Pātshāhī X. The shrine marks the spot where, according to local tradition, Gurū Gobind Siṅgh made a brief halt during his journey, early in 1706, from Lakkhī Jaṅgal to Dān Siṅghvālā. The present building on a high base comprises an assembly hall in front of a semi-octagonal flat-roofed sanctum. The verandah enclosing the hall and the sanctum has a cubical at each corner. Gurū Kā Laṅgar is in a separate enclosure beside the sarovar. The Gurdwārā with a few acres of land around it is controlled by Nihaṅgs of the Buḍḍhā Dal.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Giān Siṅgh, Giānī, Twārīkh Gurduāriāṇ. Amritsar, n.d.
  2. Narotam, Tarā Siṅgh, Srī Gur Tīrath Saṅgrahi. Kankhal, 1975
  3. Ṭhākar Siṅgh, Giānī, Granth Srī Gurduāre Darshan. Amritsar, 1923

Major Gurmukh Siṅgh (Retd.)