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<p class="C1">&#65279KO&#7788 DHARM&#362, village 13 km south of the district town M&#257ns&#257 (29º-59'N, 75º-23'E), in the Punjab, has a historical shrine, Gurdw&#257r&#257 S&#363l&#299sar S&#257hib P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Nauv&#299&#7749, commemorating the visit of Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur. According to the <i>S&#257kh&#299 Poth&#299</i>, Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur stopped here near a pool on his way back from Talva&#7751&#7693&#299 S&#257bo. During the night two thieves broke into the camp and stole the Gur&#363's horse. But as they led the animal away, they felt they could see nothing. They were thus easily apprehended by the Sikhs the next morning. Brought before the Gur&#363, they confessed their misdeed. Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur said, "Why did you come to steal during the night? Take what you desire now." But the thieves overcome by remorse replied, "Our only wish now is to take the punishment in accordance with our deserts." As they were passing through a thorny thicket over a mound near by, one of them killed himself running against a dry splintered branch of <i>ja&#7751&#7693</i> tree (<i>Prosopis spicigera</i>). Devotees later established a memorial platform and called the place S&#363l&#299sar (s&#363l&#299 in Punjabi means a cross or a stake). A small Mañj&#299 S&#257hib subsequently constructed over this platform still exists. Here is seated Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib. Special gatherings take place on the tenth of the brighter half of each lunar month as well as on the first of every Bikram&#299 month. An annual fair is held on the last day of Poh (mid-January). The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is affiliated to the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee. A grand new building has come up since.</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 Guru T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975.<BR>
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