Kiratpur was established in 1627 by the 6th Prophet, Guru Hargobind Ji. The
place is associated with the memory of a Muslim Saint, Pir Buddan Shah
who was gifted with a very long life. It is situated on the bank of
river Sutlej and is at a distance of about 10 km from Anandpur Sahib
towards the south, on the Nangal-Rupnagar-Chandigarh road. It is sacred
to the Sikhs and they immerse the ashes of their dead at this place.
It has a long association with most of the Sikh Gurus. Guru Nanak Dev is
said to have visited this place when it was little more than a
wilderness. Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru spent the last few years of
his life here. There are many Gurdwaras in Kiratpur like Gurdwara Bavangarh Gurdwara Pata Puri, etc
