Ghoman, Gurdaspur

Ghoman, also spelt as Ghuman, is a village in Tehsil Sri Hargobindpur of Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India.

A shrine there is dedicated to Namdev, a Bhakti saint, and is believed by the villagers to represent the place where he was cremated after his travels from Maharashtra.

[1] The tradition, which also says that he spent the last 20 years of his life in that village, is not universally accepted.

The village is now famous as a town due to substantial business expansion.

Closest nearby villages are Pandori (2km), Kaure (2km), Bhattiwal (3km), Sakhowal (3km), Dakoha, Veela Bajju, Cheema, Sukala, Bariar, Nawan Pind, Mandiala.

Photograph of the shrine of Bhagat Namdev in Ghuman, as published in 'The Sikh Religion' (1909)