ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PAL&#256H&#298</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="PALH*"> <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">&#65279PAL&#256H&#298, village 4 km north of Phagw&#257&#7771&#257 (31º-14'N, 75º-46'E) in the Punjab, is sacred to Gur&#363 Hargobind, who passed through it in 1635 on his way from Kart&#257rpur to K&#299ratpur. According to the <i>Bha&#7789&#7789 Vah&#299</i> Talau&#7693&#257, a skirmish between the Mu<u>gh</u>al troops and the Gur&#363's followers, generally described as the battle of Phagw&#257&#7771&#257, took place here on 29 April 1635. Later, Gur&#363 Har R&#257i also visited the place. Gurdw&#257r&#257 Chhev&#299n P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 , commemorating the martyrs who laid down their lives in the battle, is in the eastern part of the village, with the sanctum where the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated at one end. The building is topped by a gold-plated pinnacle and umbrella shaped finial. In a garden close by are the Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar and some residential rooms. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by a local committee under the auspices of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee. A major annual celebration is the three day religious fair in the month of June to mark the birthday of Gur&#363 Hargobind.</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> Gur&#363 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970<BR> <li class="C1"> K&#257hn Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Gurushabad Ratn&#257kar Mah&#257n Kosh</i>. Patiala, 1981<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>