Gurdwara Dasvin Patshahi, Nadaun

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Gurdwara Dasvin Patshahi, a memorial shrine west of the town of Nadaun on the bank of the Beas River, is located at the site of a battle in which Guru Gobind Singh and his Sikh forces assisted Raja Bhim Chand of Kahlur and some other hill chiefs against the Mughal general Alif Khan. Alif Khan had been sent to collect tributes to the Mughal Emperor wich were several years in arrears and in great need to support the war of attrition that Arangzeb was waging against the Marathas in the Deccan. The battle was fought on 20th March 1691.

Nadaun town is located along the Una-Amb-Kangra road, about 30 kilometers from Kangra and 70 kilometers from Una. The present building of Gurdwara Dasvin Patshahi (the Gurdwara of the Tenth Master) consists of a square domed room, which was constructed by Rai Bahadur Wasakha Singh in 1929.

The Gurdwara was taken over by the S.G.P.C. in 1935 and is administered by it through a local committee.