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<p class="C1">&#65279M&#256LD&#256 (25º-7'N, 88º-11'E), a district town of West Bengal situated on the banks of the River Mah&#257nand&#257, is sacred to both Gur&#363 N&#257nak and Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur, who visited it in the course of their travels through the eastern region. A Sikh shrine once existed here in S&#257rb&#257r&#299 area of Old M&#257ld&#257, but with the development of new M&#257ld&#257 town across the river, Old M&#257ld&#257 declined in importance and population, and all that was left of the Sikh shrine was a site with an old well and two platforms, one dedicated to the First Gur&#363 and the second to the Ninth Gur&#363. Native Sikhs from the neighbouring Purne&#257 (now Ka&#7789ih&#257r) district of Bih&#257r used to assemble here once in an year to celebrate the birthday of Gur&#363 N&#257nak. In the mid-1970's efforts were initiated to reconstruct the <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i>.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	The shrine is now called Sr&#299 Pray&#257g S&#257hib, S&#257rb&#257r&#299, Old M&#257ld&#257, though an old marble slab, acquired from Bih&#257r&#299 Sikhs and kept in Gurdw&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257, describes it as Gurdw&#257r&#257 N&#299m&#257 Sar&#257i, Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur, Old M&#257ld&#257.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299 <u>kh</u> Gurduari&#257&#7749</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR>
<li class="C1"> Narotam, T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur&#363 T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975<BR>
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