Atal Sahib Ji Gurudwara

Atal Sahib is located at the south end of the Golden Temple premises. It is about 185 meters from Sarai-(Inn) Guru Ram Das. The nine-story octagonal tower, standing 40 meters high, is the tallest building in Amritsar. This site was a Samadhi-(cenotaph) in original, enshrining the remains of Baba Atal Rai Ji, the youngest son of 6th Guru, Sri Guru Hargobind Ji. According to the legend (story), Baba Atal Rai Ji, at the age of nine, restored his close friend Mohan to life after his sudden demise. At this act, Guru Hargobind Ji rebuked him for performing feat involving miracles as they are against the Sikh traditions. It is believed that the child Atal Rai Ji accepted his mistake and apologized for it. Atal Rai told his father that he would lay down his own life for breaking the law of nature. So, he went into a meditative trance and soon breathed his last. Although Atal Rai died at the age of nine, he was honored with the title of Baba, a grand old man, for the sublimeness and extraordinary powers he had displayed.