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<p class="C1">&#65279KA&#7748GANPUR, a large village along Kas&#363r-Lodhr&#257&#7749 railway line in Lahore district of Pakistan, had a historical Sikh shrine dedicated to Gur&#363 N&#257nak. Local tradition established Ka&#7749ganpur as the locale of an episode given in the <i>Pur&#257tan Janam S&#257kh&#299</i>. It is said that once Gur&#363 N&#257nak accompanied by Bh&#257&#299 Mard&#257n&#257 came to this village, but the villagers treated them with gross indifference. They did not even let them put up in the village. Before departing, the Gur&#363 blessed them saying, <i>"Vasde raho</i> ---May you live happily here" and went to the next village, M&#257nak Deke, 3 km away. The inhabitants of this village warmly welcomed the visitors and extended to them their wonted hospitality. On leaving this village, Gur&#363 N&#257nak remakred, <i>"Ujja&#7771 j&#257o</i> ---May you be dispersed." Bh&#257&#299 Mard&#257n&#257 was puzzled and questioned the Master about his strange way of blessing the wicked and cursing the virtuous. The Gur&#363 explained that in the former case he had wished the ill-mannered residents of Ka&#7749ganpur to stay where they were, so that they did not spread their sullenness to people elsewhere, whereas he expected the people of M&#257nak Deke to spread goodness by their gentle example. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 S&#257hib at Ka&#7749ganpur used to attract devotees especially on the first of every Bikram&#299 month. It was the site of a largely-attended religious festival on the first of the month of Chet' (mid-March) every year, until it was abandoned in August-September 1947 in consequence of the partition of India.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> V&#299r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#299, ed., <i>Pur&#257tan Janam S&#257kh&#299</i>. Amritsar, 1971<BR>
<li class="C1"> Kohl&#299, Surindar Si&#7749gh, ed., <i>Janams&#257kh&#299 Bh&#257&#299 B&#257l&#257</i>.Chandigarh, 1975<BR>
<li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gurdu&#257ri&#257&#7749</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR>
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