ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PIÑJAUR</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="PIÑJAUR"> <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">&#65279PIÑJAUR, famous for its historic Mu<u>gh</u>al gardens, is a small town, 18 km northeast of Cha&#7751&#7693igarh (30º-44'N, 76º-47'E). Gurdw&#257r&#257 Pahil&#299 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Mañj&#299 S&#257hib, close to the ancient remains of Dh&#257r&#257 Ma&#7751&#7693ap, about 75 metres from the Y&#257davindra Gardens, commemorates the visit of Gur&#363 N&#257nak who arrived here from K&#257lk&#257 on 15 Ass&#363 1574 Bk/13 September 1517 in the course of his travels through these parts. Here he discoursed with <i>yog&#299s</i> assembled at Dh&#257r&#257 Ma&#7751&#7693ap and impressed upon them the futility of self-torture and renunciation as a means to liberation. Only a small <i>mañj&#299 s&#257hib</i> or platform existed on the spot until Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Karam Si&#7749gh of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 (1798-1845) had the present <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> constructed, Piñjaur having become part of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 state in 1778, during the rule of R&#257j&#257 Amar Si&#7749gh. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is situated on a raised plinth, with a small cout in front. The central double-storeyed structure, where the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is installed, is topped by a four-cornered low dome and is surrounded by a circumambulatory verandah. An annual fair is held on Bais&#257kh <i>sud&#299</i> 3 (April) to celebrate the birth anniversary of Gur&#363 N&#257nak. The management is in the hands of the local committee of Gurdw&#257r&#257 N&#257&#7693&#257 S&#257hib, under the overall control of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The gardens formerly known as Piñjaur Gardens or Mu<u>gh</u>al Gardens acquired the new name from the late Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Y&#257davinder Si&#7749gh of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257, who died suddenly on 17 June 1974 and in whose territory Piñjaur lay during his days of authority.</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, <i>T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, 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>