Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Location
Gurdwara Shri Dukh Niwaran Sahib is situated at Sirhind Road Patiala (earlier Lehal Village) which is in close proximity of Patiala Bus Stand and Patiala Railway Station
Legend & History of Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Ji
According to an old handwritten document, which is preserved in the Gurdwara, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji was requested by one Bhag Ram, of Lehal, to visit and bless his village so that its inhabitants could be rid of a serious and mysterious sickness which had been there for a long time.
The Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, visited Lehal on 24 January 1672 and stayed under a banyan tree by the side of a pond.
By the Grace & Ashirwad of Guru Ji, The sickness in the village vanished.
The site where Guru Tegh Bahadur had sat came to be known as Dukh Nivaran, literally meaning eradicator of suffering.
Healing Properties of Sarovar at Dukh Nivaran Sahib Ji
Devotees have faith in the healing qualities of water in the sarovar attached to the shrine.
Importance of Dukh Nivaran Sahib ji Gurdwara
On Basant Panchmi, People in large congregations visit the Gurdwara to pay obeisance to Guru Teg bahadur Ji and take a dip in holy sarovar in The premisis. It is believed that the person who takes a dip in the Holy Tank (Sarovar) on auspicious day of Basant Panchmi is relieved of all his ailments. Gurdwara Shri Dukh Niwaran Sahib Patiala is now maintained by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Free Langar at Dukh Nivaran Sahib Ji
SGPC runs daily free langar at the Gurudwara