Chheharta Sahib

Chheharta Sahib
village
Coordinates: 31°37′20.1″N 74°47′40.3″E / 31.622250°N 74.794528°E / 31.622250; 74.794528Coordinates: 31°37′20.1″N 74°47′40.3″E / 31.622250°N 74.794528°E / 31.622250; 74.794528
Country India
State Punjab

Chheharta sahib is a village located 7 km [1] west of Amritsar city of Punjab in India, on the Grand Trunk Road leading to the Pakistan Border.

History

Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh guru, had a large well constructed in this area. The well was so large that it required 6 Persian wheels to operate. Chheharta got its name from the six wheels, where six is chhe, and the Persian wheel is called hart.

Present

The town is now an industrial township.

References

  1. ↑ Tara Singh, "Sri Gur Tirath Sangarahi"

External References

http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/historic-gurdwaras-in-punjab/chheharta-sahib-gurdwara

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