{"id":2340,"date":"2026-10-02T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/?page_id=2340"},"modified":"2026-10-02T18:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:12:22","slug":"gurdwara-sri-chowa-sahib","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/?page_id=2340","title":{"rendered":"Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2340\" class=\"elementor elementor-2340\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022b662 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-022b662-2ebab42 \" data-id=\"022b662\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"022b662\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9c41d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef9c41d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ef9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02ef9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2145dc e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-e2145dc-1bc6d6f \" data-id=\"e2145dc\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e2145dc\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398b6a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"398b6a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff524c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff524c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad9266 elementor-align-center lction-gurdwara elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1ad9266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search-location\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505.04 442.66l-99.71-99.69c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-16.3c27.6-35.3 44-79.69 44-127.99C416.03 93.09 322.92 0 208.02 0S0 93.09 0 207.98s93.11 207.98 208.02 207.98c48.3 0 92.71-16.4 128.01-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.71 99.69c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.59.1-33.99zm-297.02-90.7c-79.54 0-144-64.34-144-143.98 0-79.53 64.35-143.98 144-143.98 79.54 0 144 64.34 144 143.98 0 79.53-64.35 143.98-144 143.98zm.02-239.96c-40.78 0-73.84 33.05-73.84 73.83 0 32.96 48.26 93.05 66.75 114.86a9.24 9.24 0 0 0 14.18 0c18.49-21.81 66.75-81.89 66.75-114.86 0-40.78-33.06-73.83-73.84-73.83zm0 96c-13.26 0-24-10.75-24-24 0-13.26 10.75-24 24-24s24 10.74 24 24c0 13.25-10.75 24-24 24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rohtas Fort, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1010400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1010400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong class=\"x7amdea\">Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib<\/strong> is a historic Sikh shrine located near <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Kabuli Darwaza of Rohtas Fort<\/strong> in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. The site is associated with <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Guru Nanak Dev Ji<\/strong>, who is traditionally believed to have stopped here during his travels after coming from <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Tilla Jogian<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">According to Sikh tradition, when Guru Nanak arrived at this place, the area was uninhabited. It is believed that he struck the ground with his staff and a spring of water emerged. Because a natural spring is known as a <strong class=\"x7amdea\">chowa<\/strong>, the site came to be known as Chowa Sahib. The spring remains one of the defining features of the shrine and continues to be remembered as a sacred sign of Guru Nanak\u2019s presence.<\/p><p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">The present Gurdwara stands in a setting of great historical and natural beauty, with <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Rohtas Fort<\/strong> on one side and the nearby river on the other. The current building is traditionally associated with the period of <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Maharaja Ranjit Singh<\/strong>, under whose command it was constructed in 1834. Over time, the shrine became an important part of the Sikh heritage of the Rohtas region and remains closely connected with the memory of Guru Nanak\u2019s travels through Punjab.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f46eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f46eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Why Visit<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8bdeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8bdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">For Sikh pilgrims, <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib<\/strong> offers a meaningful connection with the journeys of <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Guru Nanak Dev Ji<\/strong> and with the traditions that preserve his presence in the historic landscape of <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Rohtas<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">The shrine is also significant for its sacred spring and for its setting beside the fort, making it one of the most distinctive Sikh heritage sites in the <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Jhelum region<\/strong>. Visiting Chowa Sahib allows pilgrims to experience both the spiritual and historical legacy of Guru Nanak in a place remembered for devotion, reflection and continuity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a61441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a61441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Punjasahib Travel &amp; Tours includes Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib in selected Sikh Yatra itineraries, allowing pilgrims to visit this historic shrine as part of a wider journey through Rohtas, Jhelum and the important Sikh heritage sites of Pakistan.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83aa0b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83aa0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/?page_id=1818\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M8 256c0 137 111 248 248 248s248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8 8 119 8 256zm448 0c0 110.5-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256 145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200zm-72-20v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H256v67c0 10.7-12.9 16-20.5 8.5l-99-99c-4.7-4.7-4.7-12.3 0-17l99-99c7.6-7.6 20.5-2.2 20.5 8.5v67h116c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Gurdwaras<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib Description: Rohtas Fort, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan Gurdwara Sri Chowa Sahib is a historic Sikh shrine located near Kabuli Darwaza of Rohtas Fort in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. The site is associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who is traditionally believed to have stopped here during his travels after coming from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2340","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2340"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2355,"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340\/revisions\/2355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}