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<p class="C1">&#65279HAR R&#256IPUR, a village 19 km north of Ba&#7789hi&#7751&#7693&#257 (30º-14'N, 74º-59'E), is sacred to Gur&#363 Har R&#257i, who once stopped here during his travels across the M&#257lv&#257 region. The old name of the village, still current in popular usage, was Bhokh&#7771&#299. It was changed during the late 1960's to Har R&#257ipur in honour of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh is also said to have visited Bhokh&#7771&#299. The present building of Gurdw&#257r&#257 Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Har R&#257i S&#257hib, 400 metres to the northwest of the village, was constructed in 1928. It consists of a hall, in front of the domed sanctum, half-octagonal in shape. Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar and residential rooms are in an adjacent compound. A <i>sarovar</i> and a pavilion for larger gatherings have been added in recent years. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is under the control of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee, but the land attached to it is still in the possession of the former <i>mahant</i>.</p>
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