ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>LAMM&#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="LAMMD"> <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">&#65279LAMM&#256&#7748, also known as Lamm&#257&#7749-Ja&#7789pur&#257, in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, is 14 km from R&#257iko&#7789 (30º-39'N, 75º-37'E) on the Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh M&#257rg. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh stayed in the village for a few days in December 1705 on his way from Chamkaur to D&#299n&#257 and K&#257&#7749ga&#7771. While R&#257i Kalh&#257 had despatched a fast messenger, N&#363r&#257 M&#257h&#299, to Sirhind to bring news of M&#257t&#257 Gujar&#299 and two younger sons of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, rumoured to have been taken into custody by the local governor, the Gur&#363 halted at Lamm&#257&#7749-Ja&#7789pur&#257 to await his return. N&#363r&#257 M&#257h&#299 returned and tearfully narrated the tragic happenings at Sirhind. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh sat listening with perfect composure, his eyes fixed on the ground. With the tip of his arrow he was digging, as if absentmindedly, at the root of a <i>dab</i> weed plant. As N&#363r&#257 concluded his doleful tale, the Gur&#363 pulled out the <i>dab</i> plant and said, "The roots of tyrants have been dug; they shall be uprooted." He told his Sikhs not to grieve. He sat in prayer and thanked the Timeless God that he had rendered unto Him what was His. He blessed the Naw&#257b of M&#257lerko&#7789l&#257 who had spoken in defence of the children at the Sirhind court. He also blessed R&#257i Kalh&#257 for his devotion and service, and gave him a sword and a jug as souvenirs.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are two <i>gurdw&#257r&#257s</i> in Lamm&#257&#7749 to commemorate Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's visit.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 S&#256HIB P&#256TSH&#256H&#298 DASV&#298&#7748 is inside the village on the site of the house of one Bh&#257&#299 R&#257m Dit Si&#7749gh where the Gur&#363 had stayed overnight. It consists of a Mañj&#299 S&#257hib, a small square room topped by a lotus dome in which the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated. In front is a rectangular hall. Ancillary buildings for <i>la&#7749gar</i> and the <i>granth&#299</i> are across a paved courtyard. This Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. There is in the Gurdw&#257r&#257 a hand-written copy of the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib which the inhabitants believe to have been given to the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> by Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh himself.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 GUR&#362SAR PAÑJU&#256&#7750&#256 is on the outskirts of the village and marks the spot where the Gur&#363 sat during the day to meet the visiting devotees. The building constructed in the 1940's consists of a large square hall within which is the <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i> and two small cubicles. Over the <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i>, there is a domed room. Close by is the 45-metre square bathing tank called Gur&#363 Sar. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by Sant Ajaib Si&#7749gh of Bop&#257r&#257i who constructed the complex.</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>. Amritsar, n.d.<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>