SĀHIB CHAND, village 11 km northeast of Giddaṛbāhā (30º-12'N, 74º-39'E) in Farīdkoṭ district of the Punjab, is sacred to Gurū Gobind Siṅgh (1666-1708). Gurdwārā Pātshāhī X, marking the site where the Gurū had stopped awhile when travelling through these parts in 1706, stands on the bank of a pond at the northwestern edge of the village. The present building constructed in 1960 comprises a 4-metre square sanctum, with a hall in front. The hall is skirted by a verandah on three sides. The Gurdwārā owns some farming land and is managed by a local committee under the overall control of the Shiromaṇī Gurdwārā Parbandhak Committee.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Narotam, Tārā Siṅgh, Srī Guru Tīrath Saṅgrahi. Kankhal,1975
  2. Giān Siṅgh, Giānī, Twārī kh Gurduāriāṅ. Amritsar, n.d.

Major Gurmukh Siṅgh (Retd.)