ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>GHANAUL&#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="GHANAUL"> <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">&#65279GHANAUL&#256, an old village 10 km north of Ropa&#7771 (30º58'N, 76º31'E) in the Punjab, used to be the headquarters of a <i>parganah</i> in Mu<u>gh</u>al times. It claims a historical shrine which commemorates the visit of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh in 1688 while he was returning from P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 to Anandpur. He again passed through Ghanaul&#257 on 6 December 1705 while proceeding to Ko&#7789l&#257 Niha&#7749g <u>Kh</u>&#257n en route to Chamkaur. The Gurdw&#257r&#257, a modestlooking singleroom structure on the top of a mound near an old fortress, is looked after by the village <i>sa&#7749gat</i>.</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">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>