Sarai Banjara, Punjab
  • Sarai Banjara, Punjab
  • Sarai Banjara, Punjab
  • Sarai Banjara, Punjab
Sarai Banjara, Punjab

Sarai Banjara is a late Mughal–period rest house located within the village settlement of Sarai Banjara in Patiala district of Punjab. The sarai likely dates between ca. 1650-1750 CE and appears to have replaced an earlier kaccha sarai that existed during Jahangir’s reign. Of the original complex, only a single gateway survives, with its plinth now buried approximately twelve feet below the present ground level. Flanking rooms remain visible on either side of the gateway, indicating the former scale and organization of the sarai