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Darbar Baba Sri Chand, Bhuman Shah

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Okara District · Punjab, Pakistan

Darbar Baba Sri Chand, Bhuman Shah

A two-storey darbar of 1910 inside the Dera Baba Bhuman Shah complex, with frescoes of peacocks, tigers and elephants.

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Built by Mahant Harbhajan Das, its domed prakash room and painted walls sit among the samadhs of Udasi sadhus, facing the darbar where the Dasam Granth was recited.

Why go

  • ✦A two-storey darbar of 1910 inside Dera Baba Bhuman Shah
  • ✦Frescoes of peacocks, birds, tigers and elephants
  • ✦A domed prakash room among the samadhs of Udasi sadhus

History

The Darbar of Baba Shri Chand Ji is displaying its splendour within the complex of Dera Baba Bhuman Shah. It is a double storey building with a Beautiful Diwan hall. Inside the hall the domed Prakashasthan is captivating. The walls are decorated with beautiful frescoes depicting peacocks, birds, tigers, elephants, sarangis and tablas. Rhymes from Guru Granth Sahib are also inscribed at different places. This darbar was built by Mahant Harbhajan Das in Samvat 1967 (1910 AD). The inscriptions on the plaque reads. "Darbar Baba Sri Chand Ji Aali Qadar Janab Mahant Harbhajan Sahib ki tajviz say bana. "(Darbar Baba Sri Chand was built at the proposal of Honourable Mahant Harbhajan Singh)There are a number of samadhs of many Udasi Sadhus around Dera Baba Bhuman Shah. The darbar of Guru Gobind Singh Ji is in front of these Samadhs where "Dassam Granth Ji" used to be recited. The main gate here is towards the Samadh, a door from the other side leads towards the inn. With the passage of time everything is becoming a heap of dust. The time is not far off when the whole complex will only be found on the pages of history books.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, November to March. The darbar, with its peacock, tiger and elephant frescoes, is inside the Dera Baba Bhuman Shah complex; go in daylight, look from the doorways, and skip May–June, when the Okara plains near 39 °C.

Getting there, Inside the Dera Baba Bhuman Shah complex in Bhuman Shah village, 24 km from Dipalpur on the Dipalpur–Haveli Lakha road, Okara district.

What to Do

◆Look up at the painted walls of the diwan hall
◆Drive 24 km from Dipalpur on the Haveli Lakha road
◆Take care on the old floors and stairs

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Darbar Baba Sri Chand, Bhuman Shah, within 5 km.