Paonta Sahib is a major Sikh pilgrimage town on the right bank of the Yamuna at the southeastern edge of Sirmaur district. The white-marble gurdwara, built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early 19th century on the site where Guru Gobind Singh held his court, is one of the most important historic gurdwaras outside Punjab.
A small museum holds weapons and manuscripts associated with the Guru. The town below the gurdwara is the practical centre of the southern Sirmaur economy, with a busy bazaar and ferries across the Yamuna into Uttarakhand. The langar (community kitchen) at the gurdwara serves free meals to all visitors.