The town is the location of the Gurdwara Patal Puri where many Sikhs take ashes of their deceased.

The place is also associated with the memory of a Muslim saint, Pir Buddan Shah.

Zohra Sehgal, plays a character in this movie whose last wish is that her ashes should be immersed in Kiratpur.

It was here that Guru Gobind Singh along with his followers received the sacred head of the ninth Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur, brought from Delhi with great devotion and respect by Bhai Jaita in 1675.

The tenth Guru took the sacred head of his father in a procession to Anandpur Sahib for cremation.

The area is also associated with the memory of a Muslim saint, Pir Buddan Shah who was gifted with a very long life (local legends say about 800 years).

[1] Bhai Jaita (Jiwan Singh after baptism), in defiance of the Mughal authorities had managed to escape with the martyred head of the 9th Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur from Delhi after his martyrdom in 1675.

Though the first building completed, it was not the first begun as the laying of Kiratpur Sahib's 'foundation stone' had preceded it.

First built as the home of Baba Gurditta Guru Hargobind later established his residence here.

Gurudwara Baba Gurditta Ji is situated in the city Kiratpur Of Ropar District.

this school has established a brilliant record of academics, and remarkable achievements in sports and culture.