MALLA

MALLA, village 13 km east of Jaito (30°-26\’N, 74°-53\’E) in Faridkot district of the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Hargobind, whose daughter Bibi Viro was married to Bhai Sadhu, an inhabitant of this village. According to local tradition. Guru Hargobind himself passed through the village during his travels in the Malva country in 1631-34, staying here for three days. Bhatt chronicle. Guru kian Sakhian, records that Guru Tegh Bahadur, after his return from the eastern provinces in 1670, also came here to see his sister, Bibi Viro. Folk memory, however, has not preserved this latter visit.

The historical shrine, a flat-roofed hall, formerly known as Chauntra Sahib, has been renamed Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi Guru Hargobind Sahib by Nihangs of the Taruna Dal who manage it. Besides the daily Sikh services, special gatherings take place on Baisakhi (mid-April) marking the birthday of the Khalsa.

References :

1. Gurbilas Chhevin Patshahi. Patiala, 1970
2. Padam, Piara Singh, and Giani Garja Singh, eds., Guru kian Sakhian. Patiala, 1986
3. Tara Singh, Sri Guru Tirath Sangrahi. Kankhal, 1975
4. Thakar Singh, Granth Sri Gurduare Darshan. Amritsar, 1923