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<p class="C1">&#65279&#7692ALL&#256, an old village, 6 km southeast of Sult&#257npur Lodh&#299 (310 - 13'N, 750 - 12'E) in Kap&#363rthal&#257 district of the Punjab, is one of the oldest centres of the Sikh faith. It had a flourishing <i>sa&#7749gat</i> - a fact which has been noted by Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s in one of his <i>V&#257r&#257&#7749</i>. Prominent among the earliest devotees were Bh&#257&#299 P&#257ro and Bh&#257&#299 L&#257l&#363, contemporaries with Gur&#363 A&#7749gad and Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s. According to Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>, Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s himself once visited &#7692all&#257. Gur&#363 Arjan visited it in 1605 leading the marriage party of his son Hargobind, who was married to (M&#257t&#257) Damodar&#299, of the family of Bh&#257&#299 P&#257ro. There are a number of Gurdw&#257r&#257s raised in memory of the Gur&#363s and their Sikhs.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 PRAK&#256SH ASTH&#256N BH&#256&#298 L&#256L&#362J&#298, most prominent of the local shrines, has a rectangular <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall, in front of the sanctum. A high, domed tower stands at one end of the front verandah. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is also seated in Bh&#257&#299 L&#257l&#363's <i>sam&#257dh</i>, a small domed structure, to the north of the hall.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 JAÑJGHAR, an octagonal domed building, on a brick paved platform in walled compound, marks the place where the marriage party accompanying (Gur&#363) Hargobind put up.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 M&#256T&#256 DAMODAR&#298 J&#298, 100 metres to the west of the main building, marks the dwelling house of the bride's parents where the nuptials were held on 15 February 1605. It is a small single room shrine rectangular in shape, within a terraced compound. Opposite to the compound, across the village street, is an old Kh&#363h&#299 or a narrow well called <i>kh&#363h&#299</i> Bh&#257&#299 P&#257ro. A special congregation takes place in August every year.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 B&#256OL&#298 S&#256HIB, about 100 metres east of the village, is also a small rectangular room with a verandah in front. It stands next to the B&#257ol&#299, an open well with steps leading down to water level, which is said to have been constructed under the direction of Gur&#363 Arjan.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	All these shrines are managed by a village committee under the auspices of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee. Thirty-two acres of land are assigned to them. A two-day religious fair is held in the month of Ass&#363 (September-October) at Gurdw&#257r&#257 Prak&#257sh Asth&#257n Bh&#257&#299 L&#257l&#363 J&#299. At B&#257ol&#299 S&#257hib is observed with special <i>d&#299v&#257ns</i> the martyrdom day of Gur&#363 Arjan (in May-June) and at Gurdw&#257r&#257 M&#257t&#257 Damodar&#299 J&#299 the anniversary of the marriage of M&#257t&#257 Damodari J&#299.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>. Amritsar, 1955<BR>
<li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Amritsar, n. d.<BR>
<li class="C1"> Th&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<BR>
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