ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>D&#298N&#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="D*N"> <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">&#65279D&#298N&#256, village 15 km south of Nih&#257lsi&#7749ghv&#257l&#257 (300-35'N, 750-16'E) in present-day Far&#299dko&#7789 district of the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, who, after evacuating Anandpur in December 1705, came here and stayed a few days. Chaudhar&#299 Sham&#299r and Lakhm&#299r, grandsons of the local chief, R&#257i Jodh, who had fought on the side of Gur&#363 Hargobind in the battle of Mahr&#257j in December 1634, served the Gur&#363 with devotion. A few hundred warriors from the surrounding districts joined Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh here. According to tradition, it was from D&#299n&#257 that the Gur&#363 despatched his famous letter in Persian, <i>Zafarn&#257mah</i>, lit. Letter of Victory, to Emperor Aura&#7749gz&#299b through Bh&#257&#299 Day&#257 Si&#7749gh and Bh&#257&#299 Dharam Si&#7749gh. The place mentioned in the <i>Zafarn&#257mah</i> is, however, K&#257&#7749ga&#7771, 2 km south of D&#299n&#257. The commemorative shrine established here was named Gurdw&#257r&#257 Lohga&#7771h S&#257hib. The old building raised by R&#257j&#257 Harindar Si&#7749gh of Far&#299dko&#7789 in 1934 was replaced by the present complex constructed by the followers of Sant Gurmukh Si&#7749gh K&#257rsev&#257v&#257le during the 1980's. The sanctum at the far end of the <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall has above it four storeys of rooms, with the dome at the top having a gilded pinnacle. The <i>sarovar</i>, holy tank, also constructed by the ruler of Far&#299dko&#7789, is to the west of the main building. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee. Besides the daily services and observance of major Sikh anniversaries, a religious fair is held every year on the occasion of M&#257gh&#299, the first of the Bikram&#299 month of M&#257gh usually corresponding with 13-14 January.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> 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> </ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>