Gurudwara Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib

Nankana Sahib is a city located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its present name is named after the first Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Its old name was 'Rai-Bhoi-di-Talwandi'. It is located 80 km south-west of Lahore. Its population is 60,000. Since this place is the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, it is a sacred historical place (tirth) of the Sikhs. It is a famous pilgrimage site for Sikhs all over the world. The Gurudwara Sahib here is very famous.

Great experience to visit hearNankana Sahib is a significant religious site in Sikhism, located in Punjab, Pakistan. It's the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, born in 1469. The place holds historical and religious importance for Sikhs worldwide and is a popular pilgrimage site. Guru Nanak's teachings of equality, compassion, and devotion form the foundation of Sikh philosophy, and Nankana Sahib remains a place of reverence for Sikhs to connect with their spiritual heritage.

It was a great experience visiting the birth place of Guru Nanak. We found the place to be very clean, inviting and accessible. They have many arrangements for the visitors which include restrooms, dispensary and dining hall where free food distribution happens three times a day. This place houses various items that belong to the early childhood of Guru Nanak.

It was a great experience. If you want to visit that place, plan ahead. There are timings for other people not belonging to Sikh religion. They will check your identity and take your ID card at the entrance. And inside you can move all around. Great place to visit.Nankana Sahib has other Gurdwaras as well.

The best place and ine of the most holy olace for the followers of Sikhism.
It is the birth place of Guru Nanak Sahib the Founder of Sikhism. A very historical place to visit. Everything is good there. It was one of my best experience to be there. In love with the place.
I found a Muslim over there who also used to serve there especially when at Janam din of Guru Sahib

"One of Guru Sahib saying
There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now"

Holiest site for all Sikhs around the world, The Birth Place of Baba Guru Nanak Dev. Clean, calm and spiritual place with historical monuments.
Adorable architecture, usage of white colour shows purity, building is very well maintained. Lush green lawns
Non Sikhs can visit before 4:00pm everyday. Must keep your CNIC with you while visiting this place, a family can visit on 1 CNIC.
Mobile phones are restricted due to the bad attitude of some so-called tiktokers. Parking can be an issue when you are visiting during rush hours.

Nankana Sahib is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, who was born in the city and first began preaching here. Today it is a city of high historic and religious value and a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs from all over the world. It is located about 80 km (50 miles) west of Lahore and about 75 km (47 miles) east of Faisalabad.The township was founded by Rai Bhoi and thus was known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi. His great-grand son Rai Bular Bhatti, renamed it as 'Nankana Sahib' after the birth of Guru Nanak.The Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, originally constructed in around 1600 CE was renovated in 1819–20 CE by Gian-Punjab Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia The Sikh Conference of Panjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Peshawar, Kangra and Hazara. During the Akali movement, on 20 February 1921, Narain Das, the Udasimahant (clergy) of the gurdwara at Nankana Sahib, ordered his men to fire on Akali protesters, leading to the Nankana massacre. The firing was widely condemned, and an agitation was launched until the control of this historic Janam Asthan Gurdwara was restored to the Sikhs. Again in the 1930s and 40's the Sikhs added more buildings and more architectural design.
Migration between India and Pakistan was continuous before independence. By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly Muslim and supported the Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After independence in August 1947, the minority Sikhs and Hindus migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Western Punjab and across Pakistan.
The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District. In May 2005, the provincial government raised the status of Nankana Sahib to a district,  as a way of promoting development in the area.

Peaceful and beautiful place of worship for Sikhs. It's Guru Nanak Dev Ji's birthplace also. Everyone is welcome there and you can eat at the Langar Hall too. It's really a lovely place to visit.

Beautiful place. Well build and well maintained . Always remain neat and clean. You can click beautiful pics at every corner. Vast grounds. There are historical monuments of sikhs. Sikh people are very hospitable. But they don't allow to make videos of there sacred things. But overall my experience was very good. Spent a great time with my friends. I've attached some photos also, you can have a look.

One of majestical piece of architecture among the religious sites of our brave and loving sikh bradry. They are humble and let us visit in off timings but camera is not allowed. This site has amazing view but to capture your moments, you must be allowed by any sikh with you, as well there are 7 more gurdwaras around. Sikh brother have amazing sense of humour, i left my glasses at a shop one of them said you won’t be able to see HD version of world without your glasses please have your glasses 👓😍

(Gurdwara Birth Place of Guru Nanak Dev ji) Nankana Sahib is a holy place where the founder of Sikh religion, the dispeller of darkness, the most enlightened global Guru, Guru Nanak Dev ji was born early in the morning to Mata Tripta Ji and Mehta Kalu Ji on 15th April, 1469 (Baisakh sudi 3, Samwat 1526).
I visited 1st time but enjoy a lot here. We enjoyed hospitality of Sikh brothers.
Punjab Police providing very highy security to all famous Gurudawaras.

One of the holiest shrines in Pakistan, it is the birthplace of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism. It is very well maintained and neat. One has to follow some basic security checks before entering. There is also a monument in memory of the victims of Nankana massacre (Saka Nankana Sahib 1921). Overall a learning experience.

Famous and most honored place in Sikh religion, they came here for annual religious gathering for 15 days from 31st of October and continue till 15th of November, now a days work in progress through out the place because event dates are near. Trough out the world Sikh community came here . This like centeral religious point for Sikh religion.Everyone is welcomed over there .Food and shelter for every one.
. nice experience. Beautiful gurudwara with guest rooms but saw lack of Sikh management.

This is one of the most holy place for Sikhs.
The founder of Sikh Religion Siri Dave Gurunanak was born here.

Gurdwara Janam Asthan referred to birth place of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder & first Guru of Sikhism, (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was born in Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī, Present day NankanaSahib, Punjab, Pakistan, approx 75 kilometres from Lahore. Sikhs around the world celebrate Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth on the Pooranmashi (full moon) day in the Lunar month of Katak (October-November).

Quote: "Even Kings & Emperors with Heaps of Wealth & Vast Dominion cannot compare with an Ant filled with the love of God".

Facts

1. From an early age, it was evident that Nanak was an extraordinary child, distinguished by his divine grace. Growing up, he refused to take part in traditional religious rituals, & often spoke out against several societal practices.

2. He meditated & sang hymns accompanied by Bhai Mardana on the rabab (a stringed instrument). During one of those early mornings while bathing in “Vain Nadi” (a small river), Guru Nanak heard God‘s call to dedicate himself completely to the service of humanity. He then began the next stage of his life, to preach his unique doctrine (Sikhi) to the entire world.

3. For the next 30 years, accompanied by Bhai Mardana, Guru Nanak undertook four major spiritual journeys, running across India, South Asia, Tibet & Arabia, covering about 30,000 kilometers.

4. In the later years, Guru ji settled down at the township of Kartarpur ("creator's town"), on the banks of river Ravi in Punjab. He donned the robes of a peasant, earning his own honest living by cultivating the lands. Followers came from near and far to listen to the Master.

5. He introduced the institution of Langar (free communal kitchen) at Kartarpur, establishing the basic equality of all people regardless of their social and economic status.

6. In the year 1539, Guru Ji, after having tested his own two sons & some followers, installed Bhai Lehna ji (Guru Angad Dev Ji) as the Second Nanak, & after a few days passed into Sach khand.

7. Guru Nanak's writings, in the form of 974 spiritual hymns comprising the Japji Sahib, Asa di Var, Bara Mah, Sidh Gosht & Dakhni Onkar were incorporated in the scripture "Guru Granth Sahib" by the fifth Guru Arjan Dev ji.

Gurudwara janam asthan is also known as gurudwara nankana sahib. This is highly revered Gurudwara that was built at the site where the founder of sikhism Bara Guru Nanak was believed to born. The shrine is situated in the city of nankana sahib, near lahore and faisalabad.
I was there few days back, that was very different and unique experience for me, I bought kara, that is one of the five kakkars of sikhs.
When anybody wants to go inside the shrine, he must cover his head with any thing and clean their feet before entering the shrine.

This place is very precious which belongs to versa of Sikhism. This is peaceful and save place with the high alerts Pakistan police corps with world's level security system and cameras. I love this place because Sikhism belongs to is islam also when we search in history. Well there is very good hotels right in front of janam asthan.

This is the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev. A lot of Sikhs from India and the UK are visiting this place. Very good arrangements by the federal and provincial government.

This is the Gudwara built to commemorate the birth place of the first Guru, Sri Guru Nanak at Nankana Sahib.
We visited as part of a Sikh Yatra.
There is a sarova here for those who wish to bath before entering the Gudwara. There is a separate area for women and secluded.
The water isn't the cleanest and was slippy when I used this so please be careful.
This has been refurbished and is beautiful.
There is a new langar hall here also.
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Nankana Sahib's pilgrimage is a heartiest wish of every Sikh people,
It's the Birth Place of First Sikh Guru
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
By God grace I got a chance to visit this holy place some years ago,