ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>GHA&#7770&#362&#256&#7748</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="GHAZjD"> <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">&#65279GHA&#7770&#362&#256&#7748, a village 8 km east of Mori&#7751&#7693&#257 (30º-47'N, 76º-29'E), is sacred to Gur&#363 Har R&#257i. He visited the place during his travels in these parts. Several people accepted his teachings. They established a <i>dharams&#257l&#257</i> in the village. This was replaced by a double-storeyed building with a high gateway during the nineteenth century. A part of this building is being used for residential purposes. The other portion has been demolished and a new hall, with <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i> in the centre, has been built. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by a village committee. The birth anniversay of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i is an important annual festival.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another historical <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> in Gha&#7771&#363&#257&#7749 is Gurdw&#257r&#257 Ak&#257l Ga&#7771h P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Naum&#299 dedicated to Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur. Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur is said to have passed through Gha&#7771&#363&#257&#7749 when travelling to Delhi in 1675. According to local tradition, he first went to the place inside the village commemorating the visit of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i. But the priests there, probably not recognizing him, treated him with indifference. He came back and retired to a quiet grove, about 300 metres north of the village. The villagers realizing their error came to make their apologies. They requested the Gur&#363 to come to the <i>dharams&#257l&#257</i>, but he preferred to remain where he was. Next day he resumed his journey and went towards Nandpur-Kalau&#7771. </p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another tradition places Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur's visit in or around 1670, when he stayed here for 10 days. A carpenter, Balap R&#257m, served him with much devotion. The Gur&#363 healed many sick persons in the village.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is a single room, near a small pond in a mango grove. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated in it and is attended by a Niha&#7749g Sikh.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>