ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PEHOV&#256</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="PEHOV"> <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">&#65279PEHOV&#256 or Paho&#257, also called Pahev&#257 or Bhev&#257 (29º-59'N, 76º-35'E), an ancient pilgrimage centre of the Hindus situated on the left bank of the rivulet Sarsvat&#299, in Kurukshetra district of Hary&#257&#7751&#257, has two historical <i>gurdw&#257r&#257s</i>.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 B&#256OL&#298 S&#256HIB, located outside the old town, is dedicated to Gur&#363 N&#257nak, though Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur and Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh are also said to have visited the site. Gur&#363 N&#257nak was in Pehov&#257 at the time of the festival of Chet Chaudas (fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Chet) and preached on the futility of offering oblations for the benefit of the souls of one's ancestors long dead. The indignant priests of the temple on the Sarasvat&#299 banks resented the Gur&#363's presence in the precincts of their temple, and he shifted to the site marked by the present Gurdw&#257r&#257. A <i>b&#257oli</i> (well with steps descending down to water level) was constructed later to cater for the needs of the pilgrims. The Sikh chiefs of Kaithal constructed a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i>, but it fell into a state of neglect after the principality was annexed to the British dominions in 1843. Reconstruction of the <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> was undertaken by Sant J&#299van Si&#7749gh in 1950. The present building has a main hall, covered with marble slabs, with a central pavilion for the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib. The central pavilion has a massive lotus dome above it. A spacious rectangular pavilion to the north of the central building serves as a <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall for larger assemblies on festivals and other special occasions. The shrine is controlled by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee who have entrusted management for the present to the successors of B&#257b&#257 J&#299van Si&#7749gh.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M&#256&#7748J&#298 S&#256HIB, situated on the bank of the holy rivulet Sarasvat&#299, is another historical <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> at Pehov&#257 close to Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257ol&#299 S&#257hib. The place is sacred to Gur&#363 N&#257nak, Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s, Gur&#363 Hargobind, Gur&#363 Har R&#257i, Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur and Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh whose visits the shrine commemorates. To mark the site a M&#257ñj&#299 S&#257hib was constructed by the Sikh rulers of Kaithal in the eighteenth century. It was replaced by a larger <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> in recent years. The present building consist of two marble covered halls, one above the other. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated in the high ceiling hall on the first floor. For management the shrine is affiliated to Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257ol&#299 S&#257hib.</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> Gurdu&#257ri&#257&#7749</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR> <li class="C1"> Narotam, T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Guru T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975<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>