Lamman

Lamman, also known as Lammah Jatpura, in Ludhiana district, is 14 km from Raikot (30°39°N.'75°37°E) on the Guru Gobind Singh Marg. Guru Gobind Sihgh stayed in the village for a few days in December 1705 on his way from Chamkaur to Dina and Kahgar. As Rai Kalha had despatched a fast messenger, Nura Mahi, to Sirhind to gain any news of Mata Gujari and the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, who were rumoured to have been taken into custody by Sirhind's governor, the Guru waited at Lammah Jatpura for his return. Upon his return Nura Main tearfully related the tragic happenings at Sirhind as Guru Gobind Sihgh sat listening with perfect composure, his eyes fixed on the ground. With the tip of his arrow he was digging, as if absentmindedly, at the root of a dab weed plant. As Nura concluded his doleful tale, the Guru pulled out the dab plant and said, "The roots of tyrants have been dug; they shall be uprooted." He told his Sikhs not to grieve. He sat in prayer and thanked the Timeless God that he had rendered unto Him what was His. He blessed the Nawab of Malerkotia who had spoken in defence of the children at the Sirhind court. He also blessed Rai Kallia for his devotion and service, and gave him a sword and a jug as souvenirs.

Today there are two gurdwaras in Lamman which commemorate Guru Gobind Singh's visit.

GURDWARA SAHIB PATSHAHI DASVIN is inside the village on the site of the house of one Bhai Ram Dit Singh where the Guru stayed overnight. It consists of a Manji Sahib and a small square room topped by a lotus dome in which the Guru Granth Sahib is seated. In front is a rectangular hall. Ancillary buildings for langarvind the granthi are across a paved courtyard. This Gurdwara is managed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. There is in the Gurdwara a handwritten copy of the Guru Granth Sahib which the inhabitants of the village believe to have been given to the sangat by Guru Gobind Singh himself.

GURDWARA GURUSAR PANJtJANA is on the outskirts of the village and marks the spot where the Guru sat during the day to meet the visiting devotees. The building constructed in the 1940's consists of a large square hall within which is the prakash asthav and two small cubicles. Over the prakash asthan, there is a domed room. Close by is the 45 metre square bathing tank called Guru Sar. The Gurdwara is managed by Sant Ajaib Sihgh of Boparai who constructed the complex.

References

1. Gian Singh, Giani, Twarikh Gurduarian. Amritsar, n.d.

2. Tara Singh, Sri Gur Tirath Sangrahi. Amritsar, n.d.