ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>BAN&#298 BADARPUR</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="BAN*,BADARPUR"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279BAN&#298 BADARPUR is the name popularly given to what are in fact two separate villages Ban&#299 and Badarpur, 6 km from L&#257&#7693v&#257 (29º-59'N, 77º-3'E) in Kurukshetra district of Hary&#257&#7751&#257. Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur visited this place twice. On his first visit, he came from Kurukshetra, via Mun&#299arpur and &#7692u&#7693h&#299. He gave a bagful of money (<i>badr&#257</i>, in old Punjabi) to the headman, R&#257m Ba<u>kh</u>sh, for the construction of a well for use by the villagers. The latter, however, misappropriated the amount. On his second visit, the Gur&#363 had the well dug under his own supervision. Platforms were constructed on sites sanctified by the Gur&#363 on the two occasions. Over the one, situated between the two villages, the construction of a shrine known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur was started by Sard&#257r Baghel Si&#7749gh of Chhalaud&#299, a minor Sikh principality about 3 km from Ban&#299 Badarpur. It was completed by his widow. A platform also existed inside Badarpur village. A room over it has been constructed recently.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Amritsar, n. d.<BR> <li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<BR> <li class="C1"> Fauj&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur : Y&#257tr&#257 Asth&#257n, Prampar&#257v&#257&#7749 te Y&#257d Chinn</i>. Patiala, 1976<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>