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Gurudwara Reetha Sahib Village Champawat
Gurudwara Reetha Sahib is a place where Guru Nanak Dev stayed and passed his time in meditating and praying to the Almighty. Here at this place, coincidentally, he met the Nath Yogis who were also staying in the same village and practicing yogic Shadhana. They were the followers of Shri Gorakhnath. They were practicing hard so they had ego of their powers and yogic kriyas.
One day it happened that Bhai Mardana asked Guru Nanak Dev for food and in reply to that Guru Nanak Dev asked Bhai Mardana to ask to the Nath Yogis. In response to it, the yogis became furious and denied of food and challenged Bhai Sahib to ask his Guru to have the food of the Reetha tree. The fruit of the Reetha is bitter in nature.
But, a miracle happened when Shri Guru Nanak Dev plucked the fruit and ate. It became sweet. Then he gave to Bhai Mardana and he felt its sweetness. In this way, Guru Nanak Dev demolished the ego of the yogis. After this incident the Nath Yogis became angrier and they did a miracle and set a snake on the tree to harm Guru Nanak Dev and his followers by their powers.
Imagine, what can happen to the divine soul Shri Nanak Dev? Guru Nanak Dev just looked at the snake and it froze there. This is how Guru Nanak Dev blessed his followers and the devotees.
Visitors Info
Best Time to Visit
Gurudwara Reetha Sahib is situated at Champawat. So, the best time to visit this sacred Gurudwara is between the months of October to March.
Traveling to Champawat
By Road
As Champawat is a good traveling destination, good road transport is available from Nainital and the other major cities of the state. From Champawat, there are local and private vehicles are available to reach to Gurudwara Reetha Sahib.
By Rail
Tanakpur is the nearest Railway Station from Champawat. This is a small railway junction so less number of trains commutes from the station. However, it is well linked with Lucknow and other cities.
By Air
The nearest Airport is Pantnagar. It is 155 kilometers far away from Champawat. From Pantnagar, taxis and other road transports are available on regular basis to reach to Champawat.
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