Gurdwara Nanaksar, Tibba Abhor

A large, well-kept Guru Nanak shrine on the Pakpattan–Arifwala road, with a baoli and a Persian-wheel well.

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The rooms, dining hall and stepped well by the tank make it one of the grander village shrines; the Government of Pakistan repaired it in 1989. Today families live in its rooms.

Why go

✦A large village shrine of Guru Nanak on the Pakpattan–Arifwala road
✦A stepped baoli and a Persian-wheel well by the tank
✦Repaired by the Government of Pakistan in 1989

History

This sacred shrine of Jagat Guru Dev Ji is on Tibba Abhor located on Pakpattan-Arifwala road. The village can be reached by getting off the bus at Rang Shah stop which is thirty kilometers from Pakpattan. From Rang Shah, a Tonga can be hired. The official name of the village is Tibba Abhor 1 EB. This sacred place is very big and beautifully built. A number of rooms, dining hall, a well with a Persian wheel and a Baoli (deep well with steps) built by the beautiful tank outside the Gurdwara add grace to the elevation of the building. A big Jagir in the name of the Gurdwara is in the neighboring villages. The building is in good condition as the Government of Pakistan got it repaired in 1989. The village has given 12 ghumaon land to the Gurdwara. Once a fair used to be held on the 1st of Katak.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, November to March. The Rang Shah stop is thirty kilometres from Pakpattan on the Arifwala road, with a tonga to the village. A large, well-repaired building with a baoli and Persian-wheel well; families live in its rooms, so ask before looking in.

Getting there, In Tibba Abhor (1 EB): get off at the Rang Shah stop, 30 km from Pakpattan on the Arifwala road, and take a tonga.

What to Do

◆See the baoli and the Persian wheel

◆Take a tonga from the Rang Shah stop

◆View the rooms from outside; families live in them

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