Parivar Vichora

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This Gurdwara is situated on the bank of the river Sirsa. Here Guru Gobind Singh decided to make a brief halt for the morning religious congregation. Earlier he had vacated fortress of Anandpur Sahib after agreement was reached between the Sikhs and the Mughal authorities. The Mughal army commander had promised to allow the Sikhs to leave the fort unmolested. However, he broke the oath taken on holy Quran and attacked the Guru on the bank of this river. Many devoted Sikhs laid down their lives while fighting the enemy.

This Gurdwara Sahib signifies the tragic happenings that followed the evacuation of Anandpur by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The promise given by Mughals to Guru that no one shall be harmed was broken. Guruji left Anandpur Sahib during the night of 5th-6th December 1705. The Sikhs had rested for the night and engaged in morning prayers when the Mughal army arrived in pursuit. On the morning of the 6th December 1705, Guruji arrived at this place by river sirsa with the enemy in hot pursuit. The Sikhs found that the Sirsa river was flooded and swollen by the monsoon rains.

After invoking the blessings of the Almighty, Guru Gobind Singh Ji divided his columns into two. While the part of the force was to engage against the enemy, the others were ordered to get across the river. The Guru followed by a small party of devoted Sikhs, fearlessly rode their horses into the swollen stream with sparkling swords in their hands. Guruji along with his four sons and 50 followers and ladies of the home reached the other bank. Many Sikhs died crossing the river. In the chaos two younger sons of the Guru along with their grandmother, got separated.

Though some Sikhs got safely across the river, Guru Gobind Singh's family got split and were no longer together. There was no time to look for the missing as the army was close by. The Guru with his two elder sons and 40 Sikhs marched towards Chamkaur. His wife escorted by few Sikhs reached Delhi, while his aged mother and two younger sons were escorted by a servant Gangu to his village in Morinda. This Gurdwara is on a hill top, and command a panoramic view of the surrounding valley. One has to climb 100 odd steps to reach it.

At this holy spot magnificent Gurudwara Parivar Vichhora, was built by grateful devotees of the great Guru. It marks the place where the Guru's family was split and separated from the main body of the Sikhs.