ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>KA&#7788&#256&#7750&#298 KAL&#256&#7748</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="KAlF*,KALD"> <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">&#65279KA&#7788&#256&#7750&#298 KAL&#256&#7748, a village about 25 km from Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 (30º-54'N, 75º-52'E), is famous for the historical shrine Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Chhev&#299&#7749 Ate Dasv&#299&#7749, commonly known as Ka&#7789&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib. Ka&#7789&#257&#7749&#299 is believed to have been visited by Gur&#363 Hargobind during his journey through the M&#257lv&#257 country in 1631-34. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh passed through this village on his way from M&#257chh&#299v&#257&#7771&#257 to D&#299n&#257-Ka&#7749ga&#7771 in December 1705. A <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> was established to commemorate the Gur&#363's visit. The name of the Sixth Gur&#363 was associated with it only during the twentieth century, the Mañj&#299 S&#257hib dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind having been constructed in 1933.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The present building complex covers about two acres of land including some plots under cultivation. The central hall contains two domed sanctums. The one towards the canal end is dedicated to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh and it is this one which is now particularly referred to as Degsar, in the belief that Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh had his first meal after M&#257chh&#299v&#257&#7771&#257 here (<i>deg</i> signifying sacred food). It is an open pavilion with a marble floor. The other sanctum, dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind, is a square room.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is administered by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><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> <li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Guru T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975<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>