TALWANDI SABO: This is a town also known as Damdama Sahib, about 8 km from railway station Rama and about 28 km from Bathinda, visited by Guru Har Rai, Guru Tegh Bahadur (in 1670’s) and Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (in 1706). Here, Guru Har Rai spent 11 days, Guru Tegh Bahadur stayed here for one month and Guru Gobind Singh spent more than nine months. According to a tradition Guru Nanak also visited this village. Guru Tegh Bahadur visited Talwandi Sabo in March 1665. He laid the foundation of the Sarovar and built a shrine for the local Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh reached Talwandi Sabo, on January 16, 1706. Bhai Dalla, chief of the village served Guru Gobind Singh with dedication. Guru Sahib left Talwandi Sabo on October 30, 1706. Here, Guru Sahib initiated several persons into Sikh faith including Abhey Singh (great-grandson of Pirthi Chand Mina) and the two leaders of the Patiala dynasty (Tilok Singh and Ram Singh). This area was not good for agriculture purposes due to shortage of water. Today, it is one of most fertile areas of the world.
The main shrine of the town is Damdama Sahib (here Guru Gobind Singh Sahib used to hold congregations). [On November 18, 1966, the S.G.P.C. “declared” it as a “Throne” of the Sikhs]. Here, Baba Dip Singh made a few copies of Guru Granth Sahib from the original (and final) volume, which had been prepared by Bhai Mani Singh at Damdama Sahib, Anandpur Sahib in 1678. A volume preserved here is wrongly claimed to be one of the copies prepared by Baba Dip Singh. The other shrines in this town are: 1. Gurdwara Nanaksar (built in memory of the visit of Guru Nanak. Earlier it was only a Sarovar.). 2. Manji Sahib Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Patsahi Nauwin (Guru Tegh Bahadur used to hold congregation at this site). 3. Gurdwara Manji Sahib Patsahi Nauwin Ate Daswin (built in memory of the visit of the ninth Guru and tenth Guru). 4. Gurusar Sarovar (A tank got excavated by Guru Tegh Bahadur in March 1665 and completed under the supervision of Guru Gobind Singh). 5. Gurdwara Niwas Asthan Damdama Sahib Patsahi Daswin (Guru Gobind Singh stayed here in 1706). 6. Gurdwara Mata Sunder Kaur Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji (Here, the wives of Guru Gobind Singh stayed during their visit to the village in 1706. This place was the residence of Bhai Dalla). 7. Gurdwara Jandsar (Here, Guru Sahib tied his horse with a Jand tree; hence the name of the Gurdwara. The Jand tree, believed to be same with which Guru Sahib tied his horse, still exists). 8. Gurdwara Tibbi Sahib (on this mound Guru Gobind Singh taught the Sikhs the art of manoeuvre in mock battles. A tank Mahalsar has also been built near the Gurdwara). 9. Gurdwara Likhansar (Here, Guru Gobind Singh used to teach Scripture).