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<p class="C1">&#65279G&#256G&#256, village 2 km west of Lahir&#257 (29º-56'N, 75º-48'E), in Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab, was visited by Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur during his travels in these parts. According to <i>S&#257kh&#299 Poth&#299</i> the Gur&#363 arrived here for a night's stay. As the Sikhs went out to collect grass for the horses, the landowners chased them away. The Gur&#363 immediately struck camp and proceeded to Gurne Kal&#257&#7749. Landowners, overcome by remorse when they learnt who the visitor was, followed the Gur&#363 to make expiation for their misdemeanour. Receiving his pardon, the repentant villagers returned to G&#257g&#257 and established a <i>mañj&#299 s&#257hib</i> at the place where the Gur&#363 had halted. A <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> was raised by one Jaw&#257har Si&#7749gh in 1848. Sev&#257 Si&#7749gh, a minister in N&#257bh&#257 state, reconstructed it in 1876. The building was renovated again in 1975. Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363 Sar P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 IX, as it is now called, is a square hall, with a domed sanctum in the middle of it. A portion of the older building, a pavilion with a cubicle at either side, still stands forming the southern side of the hall, with the <i>sarovar</i> to the north of the hall. The Gurdw&#257r&#257, provided with 108 acres of land, is administered by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee. Special <i>d&#299v&#257ns</i> are held on the tenth of the light half of every lunar month and on important Sikh anniversaries. Dussehr&#257, in October, is a festival which is celebrated with great fervour.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>M&#257lv&#257 Desh Ra&#7789an d&#299 S&#257kh&#299 Poth&#299</i>. Amritsar, 1968<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"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan.</i> Amritsar, 1923<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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