Gurudaspur

Shri Nathji and Babaji Maharaj had been to Gurudaspur on several occasion as this city is only 12 kms from Dinanagar, the hometown of Babaji Mahraj. Shri Nathji used to stay in Gurudaspur at the residence of His devotee;  Rai Bahadur Devi Chand.

Gurdaspur  is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of India. It was the location of a fort (later turned into a Hindu monastery) which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals. The Gurdaspur city, situated on the Amritsar – Jammu National Highway Road, The river Beas flows on one side and the river Raavi flows on the other side of Gurdaspur. Dist.

The Gurdaspur city was named after the name of Mahant Guridas, also know as Guriyaji in 17th century.  The Emperor Akbar was crowned at Kalanaur, which is 26 km from Gurdaspur city. Earlier, Dinanagar town was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which is only 12 km from Gurdaspur city. The place is linked to many eminent Sikh Gurus like Govind Singh, Hargovind Singh, and Guru Nanak. Raja Ranjit Singh made it one of his strongholds. As you go seven kilometers from the city in the western direction, you will reach Gurdas Nangal, a holy place linked with the heroic battle of Banda Bahadur with Mughal armies. A gurudwara is present here at whose entrance is placed an inscription to describe the famous battle. It lies at 10 kilometers from the destination; it was where a great massacre of Sikhs took place in the year 1746 AD.

 After partition, a major portion of the city was ceded to India. At the time of partition, one of famous historical places of the Sikhs went to Pakistan.that is gurudwara kartarpur sahib which was visible from India border at present. The famous woolen mill is situated at Dhariwal which is only 12 km from Gurdaspur city.