Thereafter passing through Mehidpur, he visited Ujjain which was known as Awantika in ancient times. Gurdwaras at Amarkantak, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Mathura commemorate Guru Nanak's first journey.ĭuring his second journey he re-entered Madhya Pradesh from Banswada in Rajasthan and reached Jaora in Madhya Pradesh. After visiting Chittarkoot near Manipur he went to Mahiar Nagar.Īfter visiting Chanderi, Jhansi, Gwalior, Karauli, Dholpur and Bharatpur he reached Mathura. He visited Amarkantak and then came to Jabalpur. In the first journey he returned from Puri, Bhubneshwar in Orissa and reached Sarangarh in Madhya Pradesh. Map showing Guru Nanak travels in Madhya PradeshĪccording to available records, Guru Nanak entered Madhya Pradesh twice once during first journey and second time during the second journey while going to the south. The author served in this state during 1983-1985. The area was ruled by the Muslim rulers at the time of Guru Nanak's visit to the area. the main area is hilly and a portion of it is jungle clad and has a population of 66,181,170 (1991 census). Madhya Pradesh is the central state of India located between Uttar-Pradesh and Rajasthan in the north, Gujrat & Rajasthan in the west, Maharashtra in the south and Bihar in the east. Guru Nanak Dev ji came to this area during his second Udasi while proceeding to Sri Lanka. I first visited Ujjain which was about 2 hours from Mhow where I had gone to meet my son Gurtej who was doing Higher Command Course there. While visiting Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, I had the privilege of visiting Gurdwaras related to Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Deepening Your Personal Relationship with the Guru.

Guru nanak dev ji travel map