Jalandhar

Shri Nathji came to Jalandhar in 1929 and stayed with his devotee Shri Kewal Kishen, who was a public prosecutor, in the town.

Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh. The city was known as Prasthala in the time of the Mahabharta and as Jullundur in British India.

Jalandhar is another name of Lord Shiva. Jalandhar and Multan are the oldest surviving cities of the Punjab region, with historical references as far back as A.D. 100. The Jalandhar Doab (the region surrounding the city between the Beas and Sutlej rivers) also marked the easternmost territory of the empire of Alexander the Great. He erected giant altars in this area to mark the eastern most extent of his empire and also founded a city named Alexandria in the vicinity and left many Macedonian veterans there.

Jalandhar was the capital of Punjab from India's independence (1947) until Chandigarh was built. Jalandhar is considered to be the less populated and cleanest city of Punjab. It is also known as the largest developed city in State.

Jalandhar is located on the intensively irrigated plain between the Beas and Sutlej rivers. The city, which has major road and rail connections, is a market for agricultural products. Jalandhar city is hub of industries. Jalandhar is also the world's biggest manufacturer of leather tool pouches, Sports goods and aprons; major American and European customers buy from factories in Jalandhar. Along with it is also a hub of manufacturing of Hand Tools in India. It is the biggest supplier of sports material in the world. Jalandhar was a hub of the Gandhi government's green revolution of India in the early 1960s. Dr. Dilbag Singh Athwal, a renowned scientist in plant breeding, developed India's first high-yield wheat, Kalyan. The wheat he named after his native village Kalyanpur southwest of Jalandhar.