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Gurdwara Bhai Lalu Di Khoi
Bhai Lalu, a resident of Saidpur (Eminabad), was a carpenter of Getaura caste.
Guru Nanak stayed at his house when came he to Eminabad. It is the place where Gur Dev Ji composed the following bani (rhyme) in Talang rag:A man by the name of Bhago Malik was a minor official of the ruler of Eminabad. He arranged a big feast for the Brahamins (Braham Bhoj) angry, invited Gur Dev Ji who declined the invitation. This made him angry, and he summoned Gur Dev Ji through official command. Gur Dev Ji squeezed his buttered bread with one hand and with other hand squeezed the plain bread of Bhai Lalu before all present in the court. Blood started trickling from Bhago's buttered bread and milk oozed out of plain bread of Lalu carpenter. Gur Dev Ji said that Bhago's income contained the blood sucked from the poor whereas the income of this carpenter had the milk of his hard labour. It was the reason behind my rejection of your rich food and that was why he had preferred the simple food earned through hard labour. Lalu's house, where Gur Dev Ji had stayed, was made a Gurdwara. This is called Gurdwara Bhai Lalu Di Khoi (the well of Lalu).
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- ✦Sikh heritage
- ✦history
- ✦architecture
History
Bhai Lalu, a resident of Saidpur (Eminabad), was a carpenter of Getaura caste. Guru Nanak stayed at his house when came he to Eminabad. It is the place where Gur Dev Ji composed the following bani (rhyme) in Talang rag:A man by the name of Bhago Malik was a minor official of the ruler of Eminabad. He arranged a big feast for the Brahamins (Braham Bhoj) angry, invited Gur Dev Ji who declined the invitation. This made him angry, and he summoned Gur Dev Ji through official command. Gur Dev Ji squeezed his buttered bread with one hand and with other hand squeezed the plain bread of Bhai Lalu before all present in the court. Blood started trickling from Bhago's buttered bread and milk oozed out of plain bread of Lalu carpenter. Gur Dev Ji said that Bhago's income contained the blood sucked from the poor whereas the income of this carpenter had the milk of his hard labour. It was the reason behind my rejection of your rich food and that was why he had preferred the simple food earned through hard labour. Lalu's house, where Gur Dev Ji had stayed, was made a Gurdwara. This is called Gurdwara Bhai Lalu Di Khoi (the well of Lalu).
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, Year-round; confirm local conditions and any festival dates before travel.
Getting there, In or near EMINABAD, Punjab; confirm current local access before visiting.
