According to the traditional
janamsakhis (birth narratives) of Guru Nanak, in 1499 at the age of 30 he travelled to Kali Bein to bathe. When he failed to return home, people gathered at the site and saw him emerge from beneath the water three days later, saying "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim." Guru Nanak planted a
jujube tree (called
ber in some Indian languages) at the site, after which the Gurdwara would later be named. The gurdwara which now stands at the site was built by
Maharaja Jagjit Singh of Kapurthala. Its cornerstone was laid in 1937 or 1938 and it was finally completed in 1941 or 42. ==See also==