# Hasan Abdal and Panja Sahib, Punjab

> Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal is built around a boulder said to bear the handprint of Guru Nanak, and is the focus of the Vaisakhi pilgrimage each April.

- **Page:** https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/punjab/hasan-abdal-panja-sahib
- **Type:** Pilgrimage site
- **Province or region:** Punjab
- **Best season:** October to April; Vaisakhi in mid-April

Hasan Abdal is on the Grand Trunk Road west of Islamabad, an hour's drive away. The gurdwara is a place of quiet, with a clear pool fed by a spring. Vaisakhi, in mid-April, draws thousands of pilgrims from India and around the world.

Because it is so close to Islamabad, it can be visited as a half-day trip, or on the way to Taxila.

## Highlights

- The stone with the handprint
- The water tank and the stream
- The Vaisakhi festival

## Tours to Hasan Abdal and Panja Sahib

- [Gurdwara Panja Sahib](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/pilgrimage/gurdwara-panja-sahib.md): 10 days, Pilgrimage Tours