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<p class="C1">&#65279BHAL&#256N, village near the confluence of So&#257&#7749 rivulet with the River Sutlej 14 km south of Na&#7749gal in Ropa&#7771 district of the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, who arrived here following <u>Kh</u>&#257nz&#257d&#257 Rustam <u>Kh</u>&#257n in the winter of 1693-94. As Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh himself relates in his <i>Bachitra N&#257&#7789ak</i>, the <u>Kh</u>&#257nz&#257d&#257 had planned to surprise the Sikhs with a night attack, but finding the defendants alert he beat a hasty retreat. "Ravaging Barv&#257 village (on his way back), " records Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, "he made a halt at Bhal&#257n. " The shrine rebuilt by the local <i>sa&#7749gat</i> in 1960 is called Gurdw&#257r&#257 Dashmeshga&#7771h (lit. Fort of the Tenth Master). It is a small square sanctum with a circumambulatory verandah around it. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by a committee of the local Sikhs.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>Bachitra N&#257&#7789ak</i><BR>
<li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10</i>. Patiala, 1968<BR>
<li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<BR>
<li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Amritsar, n. d.<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR>
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