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<p class="C1">&#65279N&#256HAN (30º-33'N, 77º-17'E), situated on top of a ridge in the upper reaches of M&#257rka&#7751&#7693&#257 River, in Sirm&#363r district of Himachal Pradesh, and formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirm&#363r, has a historical <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> dedicated to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh visited N&#257han in 1685 on the invitation of the ruler of the state, R&#257j&#257 Medin&#299 Prak&#257sh. The R&#257j&#257 offered him land on the bank of the Yamun&#257 to build for himself a permanent abode. This led to the foundation of P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 S&#257hib, where Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh stayed for the next three years.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	A Mañj&#299 S&#257hib was established where the Gur&#363 had stayed at N&#257han. It has since been replaced by a handsome, though small, shrine known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh S&#257hib P&#257tsh&#257h&#299  10. The new building, completed in 1954, has a square <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall, with a marble canopied throne for the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib. The lotus dome above the hall surrounded by decorative cupolas, is covered with marble slabs and carries a golden pinnacle. A committee of local <i>sa&#7749gat</i> manages the shrine.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, <i> Bh&#257&#299, Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth </i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR>
<li class="C1"> Gupta, H.R., <i> History of the Sikh Gurus </i>. Delhi, 1973<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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