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Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib District · Punjab, Pakistan
Gurdwara Tambu Sahib, Nankana Sahib
The tent-like van tree where Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana sheltered after the 'true bargain', still standing.
Its high dome is the first gurdwara on the right on the way to the Janam Asthan. Prakash is no longer held, but yatrees who come to Nankana Sahib count it a blessing to bow here.
Why go
- ✦The van tree where Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana sheltered after the 'true bargain'
- ✦The tent-like tree still stands
- ✦A high-domed gurdwara on the way to the Janam Asthan
History
Going along the road from Nankana Sahib Railway Station towards the Janamasthan there is a Gurdwara with a high dome on your right hand before Gurdwara Janamasthan. It is the Gurdwara Tambo Sahib. On his way back home after entering into Succha Soda (True Bargain) by spending his father's (Mehta Kalu), 20 rupees on feeding the starving mystics, Guru Nanak Ji along with Bhai Mardana took shelter under a van tree. The tree under which he sat is still present and is known as Tambo Sahib because it is spread like a tent. The Gurdwara was under the control of Nahang Sikhs. No land endowment stands in the name of Gurdwara. Mahant Bhai Sharam Singh had taken over the task of serving Guru Granth Sahib at the behest of Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee whereas Nahang Ujagar Singh, opposing it, had established a separate Prakashasthan near Tamboo Sahib. The Prakashasthan established by Nahang Sikh, known as Nahang Singh Chaoni (camp), is still standing beside the Gurdwara Tambo Sahib. Prakash is not held on both the places now. The yatrees who come to Nankana Sahib consider it to be their good fortune to prostrate at this place.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, November, around Guru Nanak's birth anniversary, or February for Saka Nankana, when yatrees come to bow at this spot. It is on the right of the road from Nankana Sahib station to the Janam Asthan, under its high dome; prakash is no longer held.
Getting there, On the right of the road from Nankana Sahib railway station to the Janam Asthan, before the Janam Asthan.
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