The town assumes importance as Guru Nanak Dev is said to have stayed here for more than 14 years and attained enlightenment during a prolonged dip in the waters of the holy Bein that flows past the town.
The small room (bhora) inside Gurdwara Ber Sahib has been redone. The concrete floor and roof have been replaced with spotless white marble on the ground, and colourful tiles with chandeliers above. The cemented marble pillar that indicates the exact place where Guru Nanak Dev used to sit and meditate during his 14-year stay, too, has been beautified, says Mr Partap Singh, the manager of the gurdwara.
A new hall has been constructed within the same gurdwara to accommodate large congregations of Sikhs on special occasions. A new inn (sarai), with each room having an attached toilet, is under construction within the gurdwara premises.
Gurdwara Hatt Sahib, where Guru Nanak Dev worked in a modi khana, has also been renovated completely. While the gurdwara is temporarily functioning from a small room, which also houses the well-polished stones that Guru Nanak Dev used as weights, a gurdwara complex with beautiful architecture is coming up on the same premises under the care of Baba Jagtar Singh from Tarn Taran.
/golden-temple-travel-guide.jpg "golden temple travel guide")
