ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PUR H&#298R&#256&#7748</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="PUR,H*RD"> <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">&#65279PUR H&#298R&#256&#7748, village 5 km south of Hoshi&#257rpur town (31º-32'N,75º-55'E) along Hoshi&#257rpur-Phagw&#257&#7771&#257 road, has a historical shrine,Gurdw&#257r&#257 Z&#257hir&#257 Zah&#363r, dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind who, according to local tradition, came here from Bodal near Das&#363y&#257 on his way to K&#299ratpur. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 marks the spot where the Gur&#363 encamped on the right bank of a <i>cho</i> or seasonal stream. The newly constructed complex comprises a hall, with a square sanctum in the centre. Adjacent to it is the <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is administered by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. Besides the daily services, all important Sikh anniversaries, especially the birthday of Gur&#363 Hargobind, are observed and a largely-attended fair is held on the occasion of Basant Pañcham&#299, in the month of February.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">K&#257hn Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurushabad Ratan&#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>