Important Facts For Prelims
Kali Bein
- 30 Jul 2022
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Recently, Punjab's Chief Minister fell sick and was admitted to a hospital after drinking a glass of water directly from the Kali Bein rivulet.
What is Kali Bein?
- About:
- Its 165 km rivulet starts from Hoshiarpur, runs across four districts, and meets the confluence of the rivers Beas and Sutlej in Kapurthala.
- On its banks there are around 80 villages and half a dozen small and large towns.
- Wastewater from there as well as industrial waste used to flow into the rivulet via a drain, turning its waters black, hence the name Kali Bein (black rivulet).
- Dense grass and weeds grew on the water until a cleaning project started.
- Significance:
- It has great significance in the Sikh religion and history.
- The first Guru Nanak Dev, is said to have got enlightenment here.
- When Guru Nanak Dev was staying at Sultanpur Lodhi, he would bathe in the Kali Bein.
- He is said to have disappeared into the waters one day, before emerging on the third day.
- The first thing he recited was the Mool Mantra of the Sikh religion.
