ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>LAHIL&#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="LAHIL*,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">&#65279LAHIL&#298 KAL&#256&#7748, village 15 km southeast of Hoshi&#257rpur (31º-32'N, 75º-55'E) in the Punjab, has an historical shrine, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Ja&#7751&#7693 S&#257hib P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 VII, raised in honour of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i, who visited the site during a journey from K&#299ratpur to Kart&#257rpur. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is a high-ceilinged hall, with a square sanctum in the centre. Above the sanctum is a domed room with a gold-plated pinnacle and umbrella shaped finial topped by a <i>kha&#7751&#7693&#257</i>. The <i>ja&#7751&#7693 (Prosopis specigera) </i> tree believed to have existed since the time of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i's visit and lending its name to the Gurdw&#257r&#257 is about 30 metres west of the main building.</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 Gur 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>