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Peshawar
Peshawar District · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Gurdwara Guru Hatri, Peshawar
Also called Dharamsala Baba Sri Chand, built over the shop of the leather merchant who gave Guru Nanak a pair of shoes.
Guru Nanak gave the merchant, Abdur Rehman, his old shoes in return, and they were kept for generations. Only one door of the old building survives; the survey found the rebuilt building in use as a girls' school.
Why go
- ✦Built over the shop of the leather merchant who gave Guru Nanak shoes
- ✦Also called Dharamsala Baba Sri Chand
- ✦One door of the old building survives
History
This historical shrine is located in Mohalla (locality) Ganj of Peshawar city. It is also known as Gurhatri and Dharamsala Baba Sri Chand. According to the older biographies Guru Nanak Ji, came here during his fifth itinerary. A Muslim leather merchant named Abdur Rehrnan presented Sat Gur with a pair of shoes. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was very pleased and in return give him his old pair of shoes. It remained with his family for the next four generations. Then Rahim Khan took it to Hoti Mardan and left it in charge custody of Sardar Sant Mota Singh and then never came back. He gave this sacred pair of shoes to his friend Manna Singh. His adopted son Bhai Natha kept it with love and devotion. In 1934 AD it was present in the house of a friend named Gur Bukhsh Sin gh. Baba Sri Chand built a Dharamsala over the site of the Abdur Rehman’s shop which came to be called Guru Hatri and Dharamsala Baba Sri Chand. Only one door of the sacred place is standing, the remaining building was demolished and had been reconstructed. It now houses a girls school.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March, when Peshawar's afternoons are 18–31 °C. Mohalla Ganj is a dense old-city quarter, so mornings are easier. Only one original door survives; the survey found the rebuilt building in use as a girls' school, which limits entry to what the school permits.
Getting there, In Mohalla Ganj in Peshawar's old city.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Gurdwara Guru Hatri, Peshawar, within 5 km.
