About Batala

Batala (Punjabi: , Hindi: ) is a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located about 30km from Gurdaspur, the headquarters of the district. Batala is an important place for Sikh devotees. Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion was married here to Sulakhni, the daughter of Mul Chand Chauna in 1485. Many temples and Gurdwaras related to the Guru's marriage attract devotees from near and far. Every year celebrations are conducted on the anniversary of Guru Nanak's marriage. Also it is an important place for hindus as the most powerful god of hindu culture Lord shiva came here at mandir achleshwar dham with 33 crore devi and devtas to make happy his son kartike who was sad due to his loss of race from his brother and lord shiva's son ganesh. Batala once called as Iron bird of Asia as it produced highest amount of C.I.Casting, Agricultural and mechanical machinery. Batala is still one of the leading cities in northern India in...