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Gurdwara Guru Amar Das, Dhunni
Where one of the pair of shoes Guru Amar Das gave his devotee Bhai Cheena Mal was kept.
The other shoe was kept at Madar village near Nankana Sahib, and people with swollen neck glands came to touch them for a cure. The survey found families from Ambala living in the four-door hall, with its black-and-white tiled floor.
Why go
- ✦Where one of Guru Amar Das's shoes, given to Bhai Cheena Mal, was kept
- ✦People came to touch it for a cure for swollen neck glands
- ✦A four-door hall with a black-and-white tiled floor
History
A Village of Tehsil and district Hafizabad is popularly known as Dhunni. A metalled leads to Dhunni from Hafizabad. Another Village by the name of Vinni precedes it. There is Gurdwara in the Village Winni. One shoe of Guru AmarDas Ji was kept in this Gurdwara which was 11 inches long and 3 inches wide at the toe. Bhai Cheena Mal (Peera Mal) was a Devotee and follower of the Guru Ji. Gur was pleased with him and granted him one pair of his shoes. One of the shoes was kept h while the other was kept in Village Madar of tehsil Nankana Sahib (Distt. Sheikhupura). P suffering from Hajeeran (Cervical Lymphadenopathy) used to visit both the places and touched th cheeks against the shoes to get rid of the disease. The Gurdwara is now in the centre of the Village. There is a hall which has four doors. It presently under the occupation of refugees from Ambala. The Gurdwara is built with brick while floors are done in black and white glazed tiles. The ceiling is sixteen feet high. The land assigned this Gurdwara is in this Village as well as in some other Villages.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, November to March. The gurdwara is in the centre of Dhunni, past Vinni, on a metalled road from Hafizabad. The survey found refugees from Ambala living in its four-door hall, so ask before looking in.
Getting there, In the centre of Dhunni village, past Vinni, on the metalled road from Hafizabad.
What to Do
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Straight-line distance from Gurdwara Guru Amar Das, Dhunni, within 5 km.
