Gurudwara Tambu Sahib, Nankana Sahib

Once Guru Nanak’s father, Mehta Kalu, gave him some money and sent him to Chuharkana, a market town, to do business. Instead, Guru Nanak had fed hungry villagers with a sum of Rs. 20 /- obtained from his father and came back fully satisfied with what he had done. Only as he neared Talvandi, did he realise the possibility of his father’s displeasure and rebuke. Hesitant to face his father’s ire, Guru Nanak hid himself under a large van tree whose branches touched the ground making it look like a Tambu (tent) until discovered and taken home.

A Gurdwara was established near the tree, about a furlong east of Janam Asthan, during the Sikh Rule in Punjab. Its present building comprises a double-storey domed sanctum in the middle of a square hall which has architectural embellishments similar to those of Gurudwara Mal Ji Sahib but lacks the porches covering its front doors.