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<p class="C1">&#65279BA&#7770H, a town in Pa&#7789n&#257 district of Bih&#257r, 56 km east of old Pa&#7789n&#257 city (25º-37'N, 85º-10'E), is sacred to Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur who stayed here during his tour of the eastern districts in 1666. It has one Suthr&#257sh&#257h&#299 Sa&#7749gat and two Ud&#257s&#299 Sa&#7749gats existing of old. Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur stayed at what is known as Ba&#7771&#299 (larger) Sa&#7749gat, situated in Ch&#363n&#257 Kh&#257r&#299 Mohall&#257. It was spread over a one-acre compound and had a prayer hall with the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib seated in the centre. But the building was completely destroyed in the 1934 earthquake, with the exception of an old well which is still in use. The priests never had the resources to rebuild it, though they continue to be in possession of the open site. They claim to belong to N&#257nak Panth&#299 Ud&#257s&#299n Mat, but do not observe celibacy. They live with their families in a couple of rooms in one corner, and follow mundane professions for their livelihood. However, a hand-written copy of the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib and an old Janam S&#257kh&#299 are kept by them reverently wrapped in coverlets.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A small <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i>has been established in Ba&#7771h in recent years by Ta<u>kh</u>t Harimandar S&#257hib, Pa&#7789n&#257, for half a dozen families of native Bih&#257r&#299 Sikhs. It is located in Bal&#299pur Mohall&#257, P&#299pal T&#257l, near Tir&#257h&#257 Chowk.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Tirath 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>
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