Religious/ Spiritual

Situated at a distance of 19 kilometers from Nilokheri is a small village known as Sitamai. There is an old shrine of Sita Mai built in the ordinary form of a Hindu temple.

The Sayad's shrine built at Moghul Bridge about 7 kilometers from Karnal city is the scene of a big mela every Thursday. Lamps are lit. Superstitious people from far and near come to make offering at the shrine and ask for boons varying from diseases cure to elimination of ghosts from their bodies and prayers for material prosperity.

This Gurdwara commemorates Guru Nanak's meeting with Bu Ali Shah Qalandar. Guru Tegh Bahadur also visited it on his way to Delhi, where he was beheaded.

A temple dedicated to a goddess exists on the bank of a large tank. A Shiva temple believed to have been built by Mubarak Khan also exists there. An old Indian gun, almost 8 feet long made of bars of iron bound together by iron hoops. With its name 'ganj shikan' or 'fort breaker' cast on it stood in the fort but was later on removed and destroyed.

There is a Dargah Nuri at village Newal on Karnal-Kunjpura Road. This Dargah was built in memory of Hazrat Sufi Shah Alama Nur Muhammad of Delhi, and is managed by Managing Committee of village Newal.

This is a bigold tower and can be seen from a distance of several kilometers as it is almost 35 meters in height. The tower is surrounded by a large ornamental cross. The church itself named after St. James, was dismantled with the shifting of the Cantonment to Ambala in 1841 A.D.

The dargah of Baba Shah Kamal Kadri situated in Jawahar Park here is a symbol of Hindu-Sikh-Muslim unity. Baba Shah Kamal had come to this city about 425 years ago from Baghdad. On every Thursday, thousands of devotees pay obeisance to the Baba.

The Gyarah Rudri Temple of Lord Shiva in the town is also famous for its architectural beauty. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Krishna had constructed nine kunds to appease the 'navgrahas' of the Pandavas during the Mahabharata war. King Yudhishthir is believed to have prayed here with Lord Krishna.

The Phelgu tank is a holy site built in honour of Rishi Phelgu who meditated here, and the Pundri tank dates back to the Mahabharata period.

The Phelgu tank is a watery and holy site in honour of Rishi Phelgu who meditated here, and the Pundri tank dates back to the Mahabharata period. A few temples are also scattered around, like the Saraswati temple, Kapil Muni temples and Baba Narayan Das temple. The tombs of of Shah Wilayat, Sheik Shihabuddin, Shah Kamal and Bidkiyar Lake itself are worth a look.

Going by legend, a king called Shalivahana ruled thies area in the 7th century AD. He was cursed that he would die during the night, but by a stroke of luck he touched the earth where the temple now stands. The curse was revoked, and the king’s happiness knew no boundaries. So he gave orders for five temples to be built, out of which only two stand now.