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Gurdwara Toka Sahib is a wonderful gurdwara which has been established in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, who stayed here for a few days in 1685 and agains in 1688. This Gurdwara Sahib is situated in the peaceful area of village Tota in Sirmaur district of Himanchal Pardesh, at the border of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. The natural surroundings of Gurdwara and the low population of the area make this a very peaceful and tranquil place.
Accounts tell of two visits by the Father of the Khalsa: According to a slab (inscribed in 1968), Guru Gobind Singh came here with 2200 horsemen on 4 Baisakh 1742 Bk which translates to about 1 April 1685 to help Raja Medini Prakash of Nahan. According to Gurushabad Ratanakar Mahan Kosh and Twarikh Guru Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh also appears to have stayed here on his way back from Paonta Sahib to Anandpur Sahib in 1688.
It is recorded that during one of his visit here, some Gujjars of a nearby village stole the horses of Guru Gobind Singh and took them to another village and tied them there. When the villagers (where the horses tied) learned that the horses belonged to the Guru and that the Gujjars had stolen them, they untied the horses and took them back to the Guru. Guru Gobind Singh gave them blessings that "Ithey Laha rahegaa". Now the village is called Laha and cursed the gujjars that "Ithey Tota rahegaa". Back then those villages are called tota. The word Toka is derived from tota. {tocright}} Guru Gobind Singh Ji, sometimes refered to as Guru Gobind Das (ne Gobind Rai Sodhi) won the Battle of Bhangani in 1688. Returning to the city of Sri Anandpur Sahib Ji after a stay of several years in the territory ruled by Raja Medini Prakash, he and his group of Sikhs stopped near the small village of Toka.
