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<p class="C1">&#65279CHHEHAR&#7788&#256 S&#256HIB, GURDW&#256R&#256, 7 km west of Amritsar (31º - 38'N, 74º- 52'E), is named after a well got sunk by Gur&#363 Arjan (1563-1606). The well was so wide that six Persian wheels installed around it could operate simultaneously. Hence its name Chhehar&#7789&#257, lit : having six (<i>chhe</i>) Persian wheels (<i>har&#7789 or hal&#7789</i>). The well is now covered up, but its water is pumped up to feed the main tank of the Gurdw&#257r&#257. Now developed as an industrial township, Chhehar&#7789&#257 falls within the revenue limits of Va&#7693&#257l&#299 Gur&#363, a village one km to the south, where Gur&#363 Arjan had stayed during 1594-97. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 complex, set on a 6 acre walled compound, includes a <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall, with a square sanctum in the middle enclosed by a brass palisade. Above the sanctum is a square room with a lotus dome topped by a gold-plated pinnacle. Two Nish&#257n S&#257hibs, Sikh flags, atop 25-metre tall flagposts, one on either side, stand in front of the hall. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee, which also controls other historical shrines of Va&#7693&#257l&#299 Gur&#363. Congregations held on the fifth day of the light half of every lunar month attract large gatherings. The largest-attended is the fair held on this day in the month of M&#257gh (January-February) which marks the popular Basant Pañcham&#299 festival.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur T&#299rath 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>
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