Gurudwara Kiara Sahib, Nankana Sahib

About two kilometres to the east of Gurdwara Sri Bal Lila Sahib, commemorates an event connected with the early years of Guru Nanak. While tending his father’s herd of cattle, it was common for him to let the animals roam freely while he himself sat engrossed in meditation. Once a peasant complained to Rai Bular that Nanak’s cattle had damaged the crop in his field, but when the field was inspected, no damage was discovered.

The people considered it a miracle and that particular field came to be reverently called Kiara (lit. field or plot) Sahib. A Gurdwara was raised here which was reconstructed by Sant Gurmukh Singh Sevavale during the decade preceding the partition of 1947. The new building comprises a square, domed sanctum and a circumambulatory verandah built on a raised plinth.