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Gurdwara Damdama Sahib Pehli Patshahi, also called Gurdwara Pokhran Sahib is a historical Sikh shrine present in Pokhran Town in Rajasthan, 100 KM from Jaisalmer. The Gurdwara sahib Commemorates Guru Nanak visit. There is an old well of Guru Nanak's time. Guru Sahib visited this place during his udasis probably second Udasi when Guru Sahib visited Jaisalmer,
History
Guru Sahib visited this place and must have visted Ramdevra a famous 14th Century temple which is on very less distance from this place. Ramdevra is famous among Rajasthanis and there is temple of Ramdevra. Guru Sahib must have visited this place for some purpose which might be to bring Ramdevrapanthis out of worshiping of Mazhar which guru ji preached during most of udasis.
Acc. to Local Chronciles, Guru Ji visited Pokhran and there was water problem to solve guru ji gave location of well which was once sweet but due to foolness of military they tried to dug it deep so sweet water mixed with Saline water. Now Machines are used to keep water sweet.
A famous tale associated with this place is Mardana get hungry and to remove his hunger guru ji tell him to eat AKK tree stems which are bitter in taste. Mardana laughed guru ji said him try once but don't take it away from this place. When mardana ate the stems they were sweet like mangoes but when he put some stems in his pocket and tried to take them out of pokhran, those stems again became bitter.
The place was found during partition and as there was no sikh so again military found this place in 80's and there was small room now it is under kar Swea Patiala Baba Amrik singh who took sewa who is making huge building.
