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<p class="C1">&#65279BUT&#256L&#256, a village 7 km northeast of B&#257b&#257 Bak&#257l&#257 (310-34'N, 750-16'E) in Amritsar district of the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Hargobind who, according to local tradition, visited here on 15 Ph&#257gun 1665 Bk/ 10 February 1609. The inhabitants of But&#257l&#257, with the exception of an old lady and her son who followed the Sikh faith, were the worshippers of Sakh&#299 Sarwar. One day, it is said, the son asked the mother, what offering they would have for the Gur&#363, should he, in answer to their prayers, come to them. They were very poor; the mother assured her son, "The Gur&#363 accepts whatever is offered with devotion. The value does not count. " From that moment, the son would always keep a rupee and a lump of jaggery tied in the corner, or pall&#257, of his waist-cloth so that he could make the offering even if he met the Gur&#363 by chance out in the fields. The villagers started calling him by the name of Bh&#257&#299 <i>Pall&#257</i>. One day, Gur&#363 Hargobind, accompanied by his retinue of attendants, did come to But&#257l&#257. <i>Pall&#257</i> and his mother served him with devotion and received his benediction. They converted their house into a Sikh place of worship. Bh&#257&#299 Pall&#257's descendants built the present Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 VI in 1887. It comprises a square sanctum, with a varandah all around. The dome and pinnacle were erected in 1943. The adjoining pavilion for congregation and rooms for residence and Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar were added later. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by a village committee. Besides the observance of important anniversaries on the Sikh calendar, an annual fair is held on the 15th of Ph&#257gun, falling at the end of February.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">&#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<BR>
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