BATHU,

BATHU, village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh and 15 km west of Nangal along the Nangal Garhshankar road, has a historical shrine, Gurdwara Gurplah Patshahi Dasmi, commemorating the visit of Guru Gobind Singh in 1700. Guru Gobind Singh arrived here from Bibhaur and reposed for some time under a plah tree (Butia fondosa) and, according to local tradition, held a discourse with Guru Nanak`s direct descendant, Baba Kaladhari, then living at Una.

The singleroom shrine situated on the bank of the rivulet Soan (pronounced Suan) 200 metres east of the village is said to have existed since the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) and is now under the control of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.