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GURDWARA
MALL JI SAHIB NANKANA SAHIB
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GURDWARA
MALL JI SAHIB NANKANA SAHIB
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This
holy place is associated with the childhood
activities
of Guru Nanak Dev ji. One day while grazing the cattle, the Guru was
taking rest under a shady tree. He went into trance. When the shadows
were falling down, his divinely face happened to be covered with the
sunshine. A big cobra spread its hood on the very face of the Guru for
relieving him from the scorching heat. Rai Bular, the hakam of Talwandi
saw this from a far off place. He got the impression that the child
Guru Nanak was bitten by the snake. On approaching the the place, where
the Guru Nanak was lying, the snake snailed to its pit. The Guru was
awakened by the Rai Bular and he found him quite safe and sound. The
Rai Bular, thus came to realise the divine personality of the Guru and
became his disciple from that very day. He made it clear to Mehta Kalu
that he should not take the former as merely his son but a revered holy
prophet. A grant building stands erected to day at this historical site.
This place is presently
situated amidst the thick population of Nankana Sahib. After partition,
unfortunately, Sri Guru Granth Sahib has not been ceremoniously opened
anyhow a portrait of the Guru is placed at the sanctorum, where the
pilgrims pay a visit. A vana tree immortalises the historical place.
