JODHAN

JODHAN, village 16 km from Ludhiana (30°54`N, 75°52`E), has a gurudwara in memory of Guru Gobind Singh. The shrine, called Gurdwara Damdama Sahib PatshahT 10, marks the site where Guru Gobind Singh halted for rest during his journey from Alamgir to Hehrari towards the close of 1705. The present building, raised in 1954, consists of a square hall with a verandah on three sides. There is an octagonal domed room above the prakdsh asihdn.

A row of five small rooms on a side provides residential accommodation for pilgrirtis and travellers. The Guru ka Larigar is at the back. A flatroofed square room with a basement, constructed within the Gurdwara compound in 1966, is dedicated to Baba Sahib Singh Bedi, who visited the village twice, once in 1794 while on his way to Jagraori after his Malerkotia campaign and again in 1798 when he defeated the forces of the Muslim chief of Raikot in a fierce battle fought atJodhari. The Gurdwara Damdama Sahib is administered by a village committee.

References :

1. Tara Singh, ,Sri Gur `1`irath Saiisi`ahi. Amritsar, ri.cL
2. Thakar Singh, Giani, Sri Gurdudn`Darshan. Ainrilsar, 1923
3. Kuir Singh, Gurbilds Paishdhi 10. Patiala, 1968
4. Gian Singh, Giani, Twdri_kh Gurdudridn. Ainrilsar, n.d.