ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>&#7692ER&#256 S&#256HIB GURDW&#256R&#256</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT=" ER,SHIB,GURDWR"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279&#7692ER&#256 S&#256HIB, GURDW&#256R&#256, commonly pronounced &#7692ehr&#257 S&#257hib is located in the revenue limits of Lohar village, 10 km east of Naushahr&#257 Panv&#257&#7749 (31º-20'N, 74º-57'E), in Amritsar district of the Punjab. It marks the site of a village called Pa&#7789&#7789hevi&#7751&#7693 where Gur&#363 N&#257nak's ancestors had lived. Gur&#363 N&#257nak himself often visited the village. An old well within the Gurdw&#257r&#257 compound is said to be the one near which he had once stopped. The shrine was first established by Gur&#363 Hargobind (1595-1644), who also had the nearby pond converted into a <i>sarovar</i> or holy tank. The construction of the present complex, including the renovation of the <i>sarovar</i>, was carried out by Sant Gurmukh Si&#7749gh Sev&#257v&#257le (1849-1947). Situated inside a high-walled enclosure, the Gurdw&#257r&#257 comprises a high-ceilinged <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall with the domed sanctum at one end and a marbled terrace in front. It is administered by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. Besides the celebration of major Sikh anniversaries, a three-day fair is held to mark the festival of M&#257gh&#299, the first of the Bikram&#299 month of M&#257gh (mid-January).</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>