CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY 
Sarai Nurmahal is a Mughal-period rest house
located to the south of Nurmahal town in Jalandhar district of Punjab. An
inscription records its construction between 1028–1030 AH (1618–21 CE) under
the patronage of Nur Jahan Begum, through her governor, Nawab Zakariya Khan.
Planned as a square enclosure with octagonal corner bastions, the sarai
features a monumental western gateway richly carved with figural, floral, and
geometric motifs, as well as a mosque and a hammam within the courtyard. Today,
the monument is under the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) with
portions adapted for public use.
