Sarai Nur Mahal is situated in a small town Nur Mahal, located on the Lohian Khas-Nakodar -Ludhiana line, in Jalandhar district. During the Mughal period this route was part of an important highway leading from Agra to Lahore. The sarai was commissioned by Nur Jahan, the most famous and prominent wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. It is regarded as the most magnificent sarai built during Jahangir’s time. This sarai stands out for its unconventional depiction of prolific realistic figures which were usually avoided by the abstract tastes of Islam and in the use of Hindu motifs such as dueling elephants, pairs of peacocks, and three-dimensional lotus flowers. The eastern and western sides of the Sarai are facilitated with imposing portals on either side that bear most of the decoration carved in sandstone on the facade. The sarai is square in design and had rooms on all the four sides for travellers; The northern wall has greatly altered due to many shops and offices that occupy this space now. The gateways are multileveled and have many rooms which would have accommodated the staff. The mosque of the sarai is in the northeast quarter of the courtyard standing on an elevated platform. The public-bath (Hummam) which was also constructed for the travellers on the east side of the mosque, survives today. The bath-building was modified later to suit the needs of a 20th century rest - house which was run in this building until the sarai complex was taken into the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India. Almost half of the sarai had worn down due to natural and man made devastations before it was taken over by ASI and the monument was restored.