Sarinh
Village
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Coordinates: 31°08′28″N 75°33′32″E / 31.141°N 75.559°E / 31.141; 75.559
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Talukas	Nakodar
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144043
Telephone code	0181-123456
Nearest city	Nakodar

Sarinh (Punjabi: ਸਰੀਂਹ; also spelled as Sarih) is an old and noted village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.^[1] The marriage party of the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev stayed here for a while on their way back home.^[2]

Geography

Sarinh or Sarih, approximately centered at 31°08′28″N 75°33′32″E / 31.14111°N 75.55889°E / 31.14111; 75.55889,^[3] is located on the Nakodar-Phagwara road. Shankar is the nearest railway station (2 km). Tahli and Shekhan Khurd are the surrounding villages.

History

The village is a part of an event of the Sikh history as the marriage party of the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev, stayed here for a while on their way back home, after married to Mata Ganga Ji.^[2]

See also

• Sarinh, Ludhiana
• Buttar Sarinh

References