MAHIMA SHAHANVALA

MAHIMA SHAHANVALA, one of the three adjacent villages sharing the name Mahima, 8 km west of Goniana Mandi (30°18\’N, 74°54\’E) in Bathinda district of the Punjab, has a historical shrine, called Gurdwara Gurusar Patshahi X. The shrine marks the spot where, according to local tradition, Guru Gobind Singh made a brief halt during his journey, early in 1706, from Lakkhi Jangal to Dan Singhvala. The present building on a high base comprises an assembly hall in front of a semi-octagonal flat-roofed sanctum. The verandah enclosing the hall and the sanctum has a cubicle at each corner. Guru ka Langar is in a separate enclosure beside the sarover. The Gurdwara with a few acres of land around it is controlled by Nihangs of the Buddha Dal.

References :

1. Gian Singh, Giani, Twarikh Gurduarian. Amritsar, n.d.
2. Narotam, Tara Singh, Sri Gur Tirath Sangrahi. Kankhal. 1975
3. Thakar Singh, Giani, Granth Sri Gurduare Darshan. Amritsar, 1923