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The main Gurudwara Pehli Patshasi Kanchipuram is located in district Changalpat about 75km from Chennai. Another Gurudwara commemorating the visit of Guru Nanak Dev ji is called Sri Talgangi Sahib in Kottayam near Trivandrum. It is stated that a number of Yogis used to live there. In the course of discourse with the Yogis, Guru Nanak explained the principle of sharing with others, especially the needy, with whatever you have. The yogis gave Guru Nanak a ‘Til’ (sesame seed) and asked if he could share it with others. Guru Nanak asked Bhai Mardana to take the seed, put it in a small earthen trough and crush it. Guru Nanak then asked for the remains of the sesame seed to be added to water, giving everyone present a sip of water to drink. The place is now called Tilganj Sahib, wherein udasi mendicants used to live up to the 1960s. There is one more Gurdwara, situated at the the foothills of the Nilgiri mountains in Coimbatore (91-422-2550605). It is believed that Guru Nanak Dev Ji left his footprints here on his way back from Sri Lanka. There is one Gurdwara known as Gurdwara Pehli Patshasi located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.