RITHA SAHIB, GURDWARA

RITHA SAHIB, GURDWARA, 40 km northwest of Nanak Mata in Uttat Pradesh. It is also 40 km from Kichha railway station on the Bareilly Kathgodam metregauge section of North Eastern railway. Here, Guru Nanak had an encounter with the Nath Yogis whom he tried to bring to the path of active humanitarian service and to the path of loving remembrance of God`s Name. The story is not mentioned in janam sdkhis, but a strong tradition has grown that here Guru Nanak miraculously made the normally bitter fruit of a soapnut tree sweet for Bhai Mardana to feed on. A soapnut tree (not the original one) is still there and pilgrims receive sweet soapnuts as prasad