There are several sites in Nankana Sahib where Guru Nanak spent time performing some kind of activity during his early years of his age. For Example, there is a site where did agricultural activity, used to spend time in shade or wrote on takhti. At these places gurdwaras were built to remember such events.
Gurdwara Patti Sahib
Gurdwara Patti Sahib marks the place where Guru Nanak’s used to write on wooden board. Patti’ means a wooden board on which children learn to write alphabets with a pen made of a soft stem. The board could be washed after the lesson and would be given another coating of soft light clay and is re-used) is located at the site where young Guru Nanak learned the various different languages mainly Persian and Arabic which were then used in the Punjab, each with its own distinct alphabet. As a child Nanak was a quick learner, who soon became proficient in Hindi, Persian, arithmetic and accounting. The Gurdwara is a small square room with a fluted lotus dome above it and ornate masonry work on the exterior.
Gurdwara Bal Lila
About 300 meters south-east of Gurdwara Janam Asthan marks the field where Guru Nanak used to play in the company of other children. As is apparent from the name, this site is related to the early childhood of the Guru. The Guru in his infancy, used to transport the enlightenment of the Naam (God’s name) to the minds of his friends, while playing with them.
The original pond Nanaksar with Gurdwara was built by Rai Bular, the ruler of Talwandi. Guru Hargobind during his visit to the town is said to have enlarged the site. Diwan Kaura Mall, a Hindu noble (d. 1752), after his victory over Multan with the assistance of the Sikhs in 1748, further enlarged this Gurdwara and brick lined two sides of the nearby tank originally got dug by Rai Bular. During the early 1800s, Maraja Ranjit Singh had the building renovated and the tank enlarged and properly lined.
Gurdwara Mal ji sahib is located near Nankana Sahib railway station. Mal (also called jal and van) is a shady tree. A wild tree stands at this place. Its age could have been judged from the fact that its long branches touch the ground. According to a Sikh legend, Guru Nanak rested for a while at this place, after returning from Chuharakana (now Sucha Sauda), performing the true business. The Guru had fed the hungry Sadhus with a sum of Rs. 20 /- obtained from his father. On knowing this, Mehta Kalu first felt annoyed with his son and afterwards brought him home. On admonishing the son, the father received a reply that he had spent his money in the true business. On hearing of this incident, Rai Bular pleaded.
It is said that once Rai Bular was riding among the fields in this area, he saw young Nanak sleeping in the shade of a mal tree. What struck Rai Bular was that the shade of the tree had not moved away from the sleeper as the movement and position of the sun warranted.
This Gurdwara, too, was first built by Diwan Kaura Mal and renovated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is larger and more imposing than Kiara Sahib with its broad copings mounted with domelets around the central dome, domed kiosks at the corners of the roof and porches on the sides of the hall. The Gurdwara is presently situated amidst the dense urban areas of Nankana Sahib.
Gurdwara Kiara Sahib is situated at a distance of one and a half kilometer from Gurdwara Janam Asthan. According to Janam Sakhi when Guru Nanak was yet a young man, he was sent to graze cattle. While resting underneath a shady tree, Guru was immersed in thoughts and the cattle went astray in the fields of a farmer.
On having seen this, the farmer got red with rage. Recognizing the son of the village patwari, he made a complaint to Rai Bular who went with the farmer to see the damage. But on getting to the field that had been trampled everyone was surprised to fine no damage at all.
The Guru drove the cattle towards his house. On his return, the Guru just had a kind look at the fields which turned green. By watching this miracle, the Hindus revered the Guru. At this historical field a large and spacious gurdwara was built.
Gurdwara Panjvin and Chevin Badshahi.
Both of these historical shrines are situated near Tambo Sahib on the road leading towards Gurdwara Janamasthan. The shrine of Sat Gur Arjun Dev Ji is without a dome whereas the sacred shrine of the Patshah of meeri peeri Guru Hargobind has been built with dome and both the shrines have a common boundary wall. The sixth Patshah came to visit Nankana Sahib in the month of Har Samvat 1670 (1613 AD) while returning from Kashmir.
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