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<p class="C1">&#65279HEHR&#256&#7748 is a village in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, on the Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh M&#257rg, 11 km north of R&#257iko&#7789 (30º -39'N, 75º-37'E) . Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 VI ate X at Hehr&#257&#7749 commemorates the visits of Gur&#363 Hargobind and Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. The former visited it during his tour of the M&#257lv&#257 at the request of Bh&#257&#299 Ham&#299r&#257, a devoted Sikh. When Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh came here after the battle of Chamkaur in 1705, a Sikh <i>dharams&#257l&#257</i> was in existence here, with Kirp&#257l D&#257s Ud&#257s&#299, a veteran of the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299, as its head priest. Kirp&#257l D&#257s was delighted at the unexpected visit of the Gur&#363, but when he learnt that he had been expelled from Anandpur by imperial forces who might be in pursuit of him, his enthusiasm turned into cold politeness. Afraid of the possible consequences of sheltering a rebel, he gave a hint to the Gur&#363 not to linger on at Hehr&#257&#7749, but hasten to a safer place. The Gur&#363 told him to shed his fear and remain firm in his faith. The Ud&#257s&#299 <i>&#7693er&#257</i> continued 	to flourish under Kirp&#257l D&#257s and his successors.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	After the adoption of the Sikh Gurdw&#257r&#257 Act of 1925, the old <i>&#7693er&#257</i> was replaced by a new building, work on which started on 15 June 1951. The new Gurdw&#257r&#257 building consists of a large rectangular hall built on a high plinth with a verandah all around. The <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i>, a square-shaped room open on one side, within the hall has a lotus dome above it. Largely-attended assemblies take place on the opening day of every Bikram&#299 month. The birth anniversaries especially of Gur&#363 N&#257nak, Gur&#363 Hargobind and Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh are celebrated with special fervour. Two holy relics are also preserved here -- one, a bedstead used by visiting Gur&#363s and a hearth used for cooking their food. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 owns agricultural land and some real estate.</p>
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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>
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