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<p class="C1">&#65279CHABB&#256, a village 10 km south of Amritsar (31º- 38'N, 74º- 52'E) along Amritsar-Tarn T&#257ran road, has a historical shrine called Gurdw&#257r&#257 Sa&#7749gr&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 itself is so named because, according to local tradition, one of the battles (<i>sa&#7749gr&#257m</i> in Hindi and Punjabi) of Amritsar between Gur&#363 Hargobind (1595-1644) and the Mu<u>gh</u>al troops was fought here. Another tradition connected with the place is that Sulakkha&#7751&#299, a childless woman of the village, asked for and received a boon from Gur&#363 Hargobind as a result of which she subsequently became the mother of seven sons. Local tradition also claims the place to have been consecrated by Gur&#363 Arjan (1563-1606), who halted here for the night on his way to Amritsar along with <i>poth&#299s</i> or books containing the sacred hymns of his predecessors borrowed from B&#257b&#257 Mohan of Goindv&#257l.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 SANGR&#256&#7750&#256 S&#256HIB is located within a walled compound entered through an imposing two- storeyed gateway. The central building is a hall with a square sanctum in the middle. Above the sanctum is a domed room topped by a gold-plated pinnacle. Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar, community kitchen, is on the right of the central building and on the left side is an old well and the <i>sarovar</i>, holy tank. Adjoining the <i>sarovar</i> is the <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Tirath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Amritsar, n. d.<BR>
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