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<p class="C1">&#65279R&#256IKO&#7788 (30º-39'N, 75º-37'E), a municipal town in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, is sacred to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. He came here on the invitation of R&#257i Kalh&#257, the local Muslim chief, and encamped under a <i>sh&#299sham</i> or <i>&#7789&#257hl&#299</i> tree at the site of Gurdw&#257r&#257 &#7788&#257hli&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib, 1.5 km to the west of the town. According  to local tradition, it was here that Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh heard the news of the martyrdom at Sirhind of his two younger sons brought by R&#257i Kalh&#257's messenger.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	The older building of the Gurdw&#257r&#257, a square domed room with a verandah around it constructed in the 1920's, is still used as the <i>prak&#257sh asth&#257n</i>. Its floor is paved with glazed tiles and the lotus dome above it is topped with an ornamental golden pinnacle and an umbrella-like finial. To this, a rectangular <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall and a verandah on three sides were added later. A small rectangular <i>sarovar</i> is next to the <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> hall on the right as one enters. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak  Committee through a local committee. The most important annual event is a three-day fair held on 19, 20 and 21 Poh (first week of January)to commemorate Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's visit.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299  10</i>, ed. Shamsher Si&#7749gh Ashok. Patiala, 1968<BR>
<li class="C1"> Narotam, T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Guru T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975<BR>
<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"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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