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<p class="C1">&#65279MALL&#256, village 13 km east of Jaito (30º-26'N, 74º-53'E) in Far&#299dko&#7789 district of the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Hargobind, whose daughter B&#299b&#299 V&#299ro was married to Bh&#257&#299 S&#257dh&#363, an inhabitant of this village. According to local tradition, Gur&#363 Hargobind himself passed through the village during his travels in the M&#257lv&#257 country in 1631-34, staying here for three days. Bha&#7789&#7789 chronicle, <i>Gur&#363 k&#299&#257&#7749 S&#257kh&#299&#257&#7749</i>, records that Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur, after his return from the eastern provinces in 1670, also came here to see his sister, B&#299b&#299 V&#299ro. Folk memory, however, has not preserved this latter visit. The historical shrine, a flat-roofed hall, formerly known as Chauntr&#257 S&#257hib, has been renamed Gurdw&#257r&#257 Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299  Gur&#363 Hargobind S&#257hib by Niha&#7749gs of the Taru&#7751&#257 Dal who manage it. Besides the daily Sikh services, special gatherings take place on Bais&#257kh&#299 (mid-April) marking  the birthday of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>Gurbil&#257s Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299</i>. Patiala, 1970<BR>
<li class="C1"> Padam, Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, and G&#299&#257n&#299 Garj&#257 Si&#7749gh, eds., <i>Gur&#363 k&#299&#257&#7749 S&#257kh&#299&#257&#7749</i>. Patiala, 1986<BR>
<li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur&#363 T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975<BR>
<li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, <i>Granth Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>, Amritsar, 1923<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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