ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>GUJJARV&#256L</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="GUJJARVL"> <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">&#65279GUJJARV&#256L, village in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, 30 km from the city (30º-44'N, 75º-43'E), has an historical shrine called Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363 Sar Mañj&#299 S&#257hib Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299. Gur&#363 Hargobind, during his tour of the M&#257lv&#257 country in 1631, halted here and put up camp near a pool. Chaudhar&#299 Phat&#363h&#299 of Gujjarv&#257l served him with devotion. But he became proud of the service he had rendered, and returned to the Gur&#363 in state, attended by servants and richly attired, with a hawk on his hand, and asked the Gur&#363 if he could do anything for him. The Gur&#363 asked him to give him his hawk. Chaudhar&#299 Phat&#363h&#299 was taken aback at this unexpected demand. He prized his hawk highly and did not want to part with it. When he hesitated and began to make excuses, the Gur&#363 told him not to bother and keep the bird. It so happened that, as Phat&#363h&#299 returned home, his hawk swallowed a thong and was acutely sick. All efforts to cure him failed. Phat&#363h&#299 realized his error in denying the b&#299rd to the Gur&#363. He took the hawk to the Gur&#363 and supplicated him to save his bird's life. The Gur&#363 patted the hawk. He immediately vomitted the thong and got well. Phat&#363hi offered the hawk to the Gur&#363, who, however, declined saying that if Phat&#363h&#299 had shed his pride, he need not make any further offering. The Gur&#363 in fact bestowed a turban on Phat&#363h&#299 which is still preserved by his descendants as a holy relic.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Gurdw&#257r&#257 building, constructed in 1935, is in a walled compound. The <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i> is under the cupola of a wide dome, about 10 metres across. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated in a wooden cabin, with glass panes covering its front and sides, and a handsome lotus dome and pinnacle, all covered with zinc sheets. In front of the <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i> is a large rectangular hall with a verandah on three sides. The square tank, Gur&#363 Sar, is on one side of the long hall. The Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee manages the Gurdw&#257r&#257 through a local committee.</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>