ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PHARV&#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="PHARVH*"> <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">&#65279PHARV&#256H&#298, a village 5 km southeast of Barn&#257l&#257 (30º-22'N, 75º-32'E) in Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab, has a historical Gurdw&#257r&#257 dedicated to Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur who, according to local tradition, arrived here from Katt&#363 in 1665 and stayed overnight. It is said that when the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> requested the Gur&#363 to leave someone behind to instruct them in the way of true worship, he replied that from the village itself would arise such a dedicated spirit. The people believe that the person alluded to was Bh&#257&#299 Sobh&#257 Si&#7749gh who first established, in 1750, a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> on the site consecrated by Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur's stay, and who served it for 60 years. His disciple and successor was B&#257b&#257 Thamm&#257n Si&#7749gh. Widely known for his piety, he was extremely outspoken. Once in his eccentricity he not only prophesied the extinction of Sikh states at the hands of the Russians but also held illuminations to celebrate the "occasion." When the news reached Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Karam Si&#7749gh, the ruler of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 in whose territory Ph&#257rv&#257h&#299 then lay, he had Thamman Si&#7749gh's tongue slashed and banished him from his territory. However, the der&#257 named after him at Pharv&#257h&#299 still exists..</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gurdw&#257r&#257 S&#257hib P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Naum&#299, at the northern edge of the village, continued to be maintained by the village <i>sa&#7749gat</i>. The original building constructed by Bh&#257&#299 Sobh&#257 Si&#7749gh had a hall with a square sanctum added to it. In recent years the Mañj&#299 S&#257hib has been replaced by a low-ceiling hall. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 has 28 acres of land and is administered by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee.</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 Gur&#363 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>