ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>MADDOKE</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="MADDOKE"> <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">&#65279MADDOKE, village l6 km southeast of Mog&#257 (30º-48'N, 75º-10'E), in Mog&#257 district, has a historical shrine, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363 Sar, dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind who, according to local tradition, visited this place twice, once on his way back from N&#257nak Mat&#257 to &#7693araul&#299 and again after the battle of Mehr&#257j. It is said that M&#257dho D&#257s, an Ud&#257s&#299 recluse and a devotee of the Sikh Gur&#363s, lived here in a thatched hut and that Gur&#363 Hargobind stayed with him on both occasions. A memorial platform built on the spot was replaced during the nineteenth century by a one-room <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> by Suhel Si&#7749gh, a retired <i>th&#257ned&#257r</i>, who belonged to the neighbouring village of Ch&#363ha&#7771 Chakk. He also had a tank dug near by and with the earth excavated built a raised platform around the small room. In 1926, the tank was developed into a regular <i>sarovar</i> with paved rows of steps. The following year, the Sikhs of a Sappers and Miners army unit installed the 32-metre tall flagmast. A spacious <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall supported on 16 cylindrical pillars was added in the 1970's. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated on a square platform in the middle on the far side of this hall. Above the sanctum are three storeys of square pavilions capped by a lotus dome.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is affiliated to the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee, but is managed by priests from the Bhi&#7751&#7693r&#257&#7749v&#257l&#257 school. A 3-day annual fair is held on 16, 17 and 18 S&#257van (July-August) in commemoration of Gur&#363 Hargobind's visit. The first such fair was held in 1926 on the completion of the <i>sarovar</i>. Prior to that the major festival of the year was M&#257gh&#299, the first of the Bikram&#299 month of M&#257gh (mid-January).</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&#363 T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi. Kankhal</i>, 1975<BR> <li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Granth Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<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>