ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>MAU</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="MAU"> <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">&#65279MAU, village 10 km west of Phillaur (31º-1'N, 75º-47'E) in the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Arjan, who was married here to (M&#257t&#257) Ga&#7749g&#257 Dev&#299, daughter of a local resident, Krishan Chand, on 22 H&#257&#7771 1646 Bk/19 June 1589. Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 V, popularly known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 Mau S&#257hib, raised in honour of Gur&#363 Arjan, is located 1/2 km northwest of the village. The sanctum within the hall where the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated has below it an underground room, called Bhor&#257 S&#257hib. The building is topped by a lotus dome, with a gold-plated pinnacle and an umbrella shaped finial. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. A three-day religious fair from 21 to 23 H&#257&#7771 (first week of July) commemorates the anniversary of Gur&#363 Arjan's marriage.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Jagg&#299, Rattan Si&#7749gh, ed., <i>Bans&#257v&#257l&#299n&#257m&#257</i>. Chandigarh, 1972<BR> <li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gur&#363 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<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>