Gurudwara Nanak Jhira in Bidar
The Hindu, Bidar Wednesday, Nov 16, 2005 Bidar gurudwara, a beacon for devotees Rishikesh Bahadur Desai SACRED PLACE: The Nanak Jhira Gurudwara in Bidar decorated for Guru Nanak Jayanti Bidar: Bidar is emerging as an important spiritual tourism destination. The Nanak Jhira Gurudwara here attracts hundreds of tourists every day. On Tuesday, over 50,000 people from across the country converged on the gurudwara to celebrate the 536th Guru Nanak Jayanti. Devotees believe that the first Sikh Guru visited Bidar on his way to Sri Lanka in March 1512. "Then, Bidar was a dry place with no source of drinking water. People were forced to use brackish water. The Guru moved a stone under his feet and an eternal spring of fresh water gushed out. The spring flows even today. People believe it has magical powers and cures diseases," says Amar Singh Ragi, the gurudwara manager. Sahib Singh, one of the `Panch Pyares' of Sikhism, was born in Bidar. That is why it attracts devotees from...