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<p class="C1">&#65279HA&#7692I&#256Y&#256 or Ha&#7751&#7693i&#257y&#257, village 6 km southwest of Barn&#257l&#257 (30º-22'N, 75º-32'E) in Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur. According to local tradition, the Gur&#363 came here in 1722 Bk/ AD 1665 and sat in a grove near a pond. The villagers at first paid no attention to him. Then a person came and complained of a certain disease that was rampant in the village. He particularly lamented the suffering of his son. The Gur&#363 advised him to have the patient bathed in the pond. He objected that the tanners of the village dipped the hides in the water, completely polluting it. The Gur&#363 told him to ignore the tanning and try the remedy. The villager complied, with the result that the patient felt relieved and cured. As the news spread, the whole village flocked to the pond to bathe in it and get rid of the disease. They gratefully served the Gur&#363 thereafter and were blessed by him. The pond has since been developed into a 64-metre square <i>sarovar</i> and its water is still believed to possess curative properties. The shrine established to commemorate the sacred visit is called Gurdw&#257r&#257 S&#257hib Gur&#363 Sar Pakk&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 IX. The present building, constructed by Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Karam Si&#7749gh (1798-1845), ruler of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 state, is a large <i>havel&#299</i>, high-walled house, entered through a high gateway with a heavy wooden gate. The sanctum, a 5-metre square domed room on a high plinth, stands in the middle of the brick-paved inner compound. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated on a platform in the centre of this room. A well-ventilated <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall was added in 1962. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 owns 90 acres of land and is now managed directly by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee. Large gatherings take place on <i>am&#257vasy&#257</i>, the last day of the dark half of every lunar month.</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>
<li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gurduari&#257&#7749</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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