Guru Angad Dev

Guru Angad Dev

Guru Angad was born on 31 March 1504 with the birth name of Lehna in the village of Matte-di-Sarai (now Sarainaga) in Muktsar district of the Punjab region.

The entire family of his father had left their ancestral village in fear of the invasion of Babur's armies. After this the family settled at Khadur Sahib, a village by the River Beas near what is now Tarn Taran.

After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, Guru Angad led the Sikh tradition. He is remembered in Sikhism for adopting and formalising the Gurmukhi alphabet.

Before becoming a disciple of Guru Nanak and following the Sikh way of life as Angad, Lehna was a religious teacher of Khadur and a priest at a temple dedicated to the goddess Durga.

Later years

On one of his annual pilgrimages of the Amarnath, he happened to pass by the settlement of Kartarpur, that had been established by Nanak. It is said that a dialogue then occurred there between Lehna and Nanak, in-which the former was left with a deeply positive impression of the latter. Thereafter, Lehna remained at Kartarpur for six years serving his newfound spiritual master.

Before his death, Guru Angad, following the example set by Guru Nanak, nominated Guru Amar Das as his successor.

Historical Gurdwaras

Gurdwara Sarai Naga (birth place)

Gurdwara Khadoor Sahib (passed away)