Sarih, Jalandhar

Village in Punjab, India

31°08′28″N 75°33′32″E / 31.141°N 75.559°E / 31.141; 75.559Country

IndiaStatePunjabDistrictJalandharTalukasNakodarGovernment

• TypePanchayati raj (India) • BodyGram panchayatLanguages

• OfficialPunjabi • RegionalPunjabiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

144043

Telephone code0181-123456Nearest cityNakodar

Sarinh (Punjabi: ਸਰੀਂਹ; also spelled as Sarih) is an old and noted village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.^[1] The marriage party of the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev stayed here for a while on their way back home.^[2]

Geography

Sarinh or Sarih, approximately centered at 31°08′28″N 75°33′32″E / 31.14111°N 75.55889°E / 31.14111; 75.55889,^[3] is located on the Nakodar-Phagwara road. Shankar is the nearest railway station (2 km). Tahli and Shekhan Khurd are the surrounding villages.

History

The village is a part of an event of the Sikh history as the marriage party of the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev, stayed here for a while on their way back home, after married to Mata Ganga Ji.^[2]

References

^ "Shunning their nomadic traits gradually". The Tribune. Sarinh (Jalandhar). 2 January 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Sade Pind Rabb Vasda - Part 1 ( Sarinh Episode). YouTube. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
^ Google Maps