Sirsa is a town located in the westernmost region of Indian
State Haryana. According to the history this city was known by many names such
as, ancient name was Sairishaka as mentioned in Mahabharata, It is said that in
7th century AD a king called ‘Saras’ founded the town and built a
fort. As per the evidences mentioned in many historic books it was also known as
Sarsuti and Sirsapattan. The Sirsa district has 323 villages and is
divided into 3 sub-divisions that is Sirsa, Dabwali and Ellenabad, and four
Tehsils such as Mandi Dabwali, Sirsa, Raina and Ellenabad. It is also the
birthplace of Lt.Devi Lal Chaudhary a freedom fighter and also the former chief
minister of Haryana. The district is known for its production of cotton and
citrus fruit.
How to Reach
Sirsa does not have an airport or station of its own the
nearest airport is Hyderabad 268 km from Sirsa, which is well connected with
rest of the cities in India and the nearest station is Ramgondam 66 km from
Sirsa. There are bus facilities available to reach Sirsa by road.
Places of Interest
Arnian Wali is 8 km from
Sirsa having a mound measuring of10 feet high built on 4 acres of land. It has
the remains of pottery of ancient history.
Sikanderpur is 12 km from
Sirsa has two mounds 1 km apart measuring 30 feet high. One can find heavy
sculptures on the stones slaps, such as specimens of temple, Lord Shiva, Indra
etc. It also has the wares of medieval and pottery of Rang Mahal.
Suchan is 16 km from Sirsa
also has the remains of pottery of Rang Mahal and medieval wares.
Mangiana is located 13 km
from Mandi Dabwali has a mound of 15 feet high having the remains of ancients
wares.
Saint Baba Bihari Samadhi is
situated in a beautiful garden in the western part of Sirsa.
Tomb of Khawaja Pir is built
in the memory of Khawaja Abdul Shankar who accompanied Mohammed Ghori and
resided in India. it is also said that Guru Nanak Dev resided in this place for
40 days along with his disciples.
Dera Sacha Sauda is located
on the Begu road, was built by Shah Mastana a Saint in 1948 consisting 600
Rooms, A Huge Hall and A Big Ground.
Dera Baba Sarsai Nath Temple;
It is said that once Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan visited the
Dera Baba Sarsai Nath for blessings for his ailing son. The emperor built a dome
and donated land to the temple.The Dera has the temples of Shiva and Durga.
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