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<p class="C1">&#65279BH&#256&#298 R&#362P&#256, village 18 km north of R&#257mpur&#257 Ph&#363l (30º-16'N, 75º-14'E) in Ba&#7789hi&#7751&#7693&#257 district of the Punjab, celebrates the name of a prominent Sikh, Bh&#257&#299 R&#363p&#257 (R&#363p Chand, 1614-1709), who laid the foundation of it in 1631 at the instance of Gur&#363 HHHHhhhskldjwsrekqweargobind. Next to Bh&#257&#299 R&#363p&#257's house was built a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> in Gur&#363 Hargobind's honour. The present Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Chhev&#299&#7749, a two-storeyed domed building, marks that site inside the village. Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar is across a narrow lane. In the same direction is the pavilion raised recently to accommodate larger <i>d&#299v&#257ns</i>. The Gurdw&#257r&#257, though affiliated to the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee, is managed by the descendants of Bh&#257&#299 R&#363p&#257.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Close to the Gurdw&#257r&#257, in a private house belonging to one of the descendants of Bh&#257&#299 R&#363p&#257, is preserved an old <i>rath</i> or chariot. It is said to have been brought from &#7692er&#257 R&#257m R&#257i at Dehr&#257 D&#363n by Bh&#257&#299 Gi&#257n Chand, a grandson of Bh&#257&#299 R&#363p&#257. According to local tradition, it once belonged to Gur&#363 Arjan and was used by his successors, Gur&#363 Hargobind and Gur&#363 Har R&#257i.</p>
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