Gurudwara Naulakha Sahib | |
Other Name: | Gurudwara Sahib Naulakha |
Settlement Type: | Religion Place |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Coordinates: | 30.53°N 76.4°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Fatehgarh Sahib |
Subdivision Type3: | Village |
Subdivision Name3: | Naulakha |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1830 |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Elevation M: | 262 |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 147104 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone |
Area Code: | 01763 260574 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Footnotes: | https://www.facebook.com/GurdwaraNaulakhaSahib |
Gurudwara Naulakha Sahib is situated in the village of Naulakha, Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. This village is situated on Patiala-Sirhind Road. Almost 19 km from Patiala and 13 km from Sirhind.
The villages name is said to come from an event when Guru Tegh Bahadur and Mata Gujri stayed there for a day and night on a tour of the Malwa region. While he was there Lakhi Shah Wanjara lost his ox, and pledged he would offer several takkas to the guru if he regained his ox. He found his ox in the jungle, and came to the guru offering him nine takas, which the guru forwarded on to the Sangat without even touching. Wanjara thought the guru was dissatisfied with the offering, so said that he did not have enough money for a large offering, but would give more of the same amount. The guru responded that Wanjara's nine takkas were equivalent to nine lakhs of takka (nau lakh). Later people came to catch a glimpse of the guru, and he blessed them and asked them to name the village Naulakha ("nine lakh").[1]