Gurudwara Parivar Vichhora

The Indian State, Punjab, houses large number of Gurudwaras, the Sacred Shrines of Sikhs in the world. Among them, there are a quite a few important ones situated in Ropar district. Gurudwara Parivar Vichhora is one of them situated on the banks of Sirsa River carrying historical significance.

It is at this place where the tenth Guru of Sikhism Guru Gobind Singh Ji faced the attack by the Governor of Sirhind, which resulted in separation of Guruji's family members from him and because of the incident, this Gurudwara was named so meaning 'Gurudwara of Family's separation.

This Gurudwara located 14 km from Rupnagar is built with such an elevation that one has to climb 84 steps to reach the shrine. From the Gurudwara premises, one can have a panoramic view of the surrounding area including the flow of river Sirsa and the gifts of nature around.

During the month of December every year, a grand fair for 3 days is conducted which is an important event for pilgrims to attend.

History

Guru Gobind Singh accompanied by his family members and followers came to this place after being evacuated from the Fort of Anandpur Sahib, in the early hours of 6th December 1705 AD, upon the agreement made with the Mughal forces including Rajput Chiefs and Mughal overlords, who had promised not to disturb the Sikh members on their return tour. However, as Guruji's team was about to reach the banks of Sirsa River, it was attacked by a strong contingent led by Wazir Khan, the then Governor of Sirhind, while at the same time another detachment of the Mughals caused assault on the first batch of entourage who were halting on the river bank. Upon this, fierce battle took place resulting in most of Guru's followers losing their lives.

This incident was followed by the Guru getting separated from his family members and proceeding towards Kotal Nihand along with his two elder sons and about 40 followers. The Holy Guru’s mother Mata Gujri Ji and Guruji's two younger sons were taken care by Gangu, an old domestic servant and all of them rushed to their native village, Saheri near Morinda. Guruji’s wives Mata Sunderi and Mata Sahib Devi moved to Delhi disguising as rustic women. These incidents of separation from family happened to Guru at the very place where this Gurudwara has been constructed which is known as Parivar Vichhora Sahib and was constructed between in the year 1963-1975.

How to Reach

This is another well-known Gurudwara situated in District Ropar in the village Kotmazri near the city of Ghanuli and it is approachable easily from Rupnagar City.

The Ropar town lies in about 42 kilometers from Chandigarh, well connected by road through National highway NH-21. It  is about 290 km from Delhi  and one can reach Ropar by taking public transport or a car, traveling through NH 1 first up to Ambala City and then through NH 21.

The Railway station at Rupnagar is in the Delhi-Ambala-Una route, involving a travel of about 6 hours.

While Chandigarh Airport is the nearest lying in about 60 kilometers distance, one can reach Rupnagar by 1.5-2 hour's road travel from there. Frequent flights are scheduled from Delhi to Chandigarh, with plenty of taxis available for transport at Chandigarh airport.

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