Gurdwara Rawalsar Sahib
Gurudwara Rawalsar Sahib is located high on the hillside above the lake known as Rawalsar and the town that has taken its name. Rawalsar (also spelled Rewalsar) is a town in the Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh about about 15-25Km west of Mandi.
Guru Gobind Singh visited the site once on the occasion of Baisakhi to meet with Raja Siddh Sen of Mandi and some other local hill chiefs to discuss their troubles with Aurangzeb. The Guru stayed at Rawalsar for a month. Raja Joginder Sen of Mandi built a gurudwara at Rawalsar
In 1930 Raja Joginder Sen of Mandi built the gurdwara to commemorate the Guru's visit. It is constructed of stone and one reaches it by climbing 108 stairs. The large sarovar (tank) attached to the Gurdwara is considered to have medicinal and currative properties. A dip in the tank is considered very auspicious. The Gurdwara is partiularly sacred to Namdhari Sikhs due to its mention in Sau Sakhi as a sanctuary.
Pilgrims of Buddhism and Hinduism also visit the area as there are many sites, shrines and mandirs related to the history of each religion.
Located at an altitude of 1360 m above sea level in the Southern Himalayan belt, winters in Rawalsar can be freezing, but summers can be very pleasant.
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