Gurdwara Janamasthan

Name of Monument: Gurdwara Janamasthan

Location: Nankana Sahib

Date of Construction: 19th century

Janamasthan is a highly revered gurdwara. Built at the site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak was believed to be born. The gurdwara forms the part of ensemble nine important gurdwaras of Nankana Sahib. These gurdwaras are located in proximity to each other. The first gurdwara is believed to have been built at the site in the 16th century by the grandson of Guru Nanak, Baba Dharam Chand. The present gurdwara was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the nineteenth century.

The Gurdwara was started with humble beginning. Some scholars believe that a room was first built here by Guru Nanak’s son, Baba Lakshmi Das, but it was more probably constructed by his grandson, Baba Dharam Chand. This one room structure was known as “Kalu da Kotha” raised platform and made an endowment of about 20,000 acres of land for the maintenance of “Guru da Langar.” The tank was repainted during the reign of Ranjit Singh. There is also a historic well close to the foyer which belonged to the family that fulfilled the need of gurdwara. In the recent years a large number of buildings have been constructed around the Gurdwara. The open verandah in front of Cahukhandi was built by Maham Suduran and it has been given the name of Baradari. The portion above the foyer Around the Gurdwara was built by Gurdwara parbandhak committee.