THE ARDHNARI TEMPLE -MANDI

"The local tradition asserts that during his brief stay in Mandi, Guru Gobind Singh gave many proofs of his miraculous powers. When Guru Gobind Singh left Mandi Raja Sidh Sen escorted him upto the State boundary. To commemorate his visit, the Guru was requested by the Raja to lay the foundation-stone of the fortress named Guru Kot.

The Guru returned the courtesy by asking the Raja to perform a similar ceremony in respect of a fortress named Sidh Kot. Some manuscripts of the Guru were highly prized by Sidh Sen and kept in safe custody in the treasure house at Kamloh."

Rewalsar is a small lake at a distance of about twenty kms from Mandi town on Mandi-Hamirpur road. Three famous temples of Lord Siva, Padmasambhava, and a Gurdwara surround this. Thus it is a place of pilgrimage for the Hindus, Buddhist and Sikhs alike. There axe a few small floating islands with reed grass over them. Occasionally they move and traditionally this is taken to be very auspicious.

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