Pandit Hardyal was a priest of the village Talwandi Rai Bhoi (now Nanakana Sahib). According to Janamsakis, he cast horoscope of Guru Nanak Sahib. He told Guru Sahib’s father that the child will sit under a canopy. Both Hindus and the Muslims will revere him. His name will be known in the whole of the universe. He will preach worship of the Nirankar, the Formless One. It was Pandit Hardyal, who, in 1480, was invited to invest a Janeu (sacred thread worn by the high caste Hindus) to Guru Nanak Sahib. Guru Nanak Sahib refused to wear it.
(Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)