ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>R&#256IPUR R&#256&#7750&#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="RIPUR,RF*"> <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">&#65279R&#256IPUR R&#256&#7750&#298, a large village on the left bank of the River &#7788&#257&#7749gr&#299, 42 km from Cha&#7751&#7693iga&#7771h (30º-44'N, 76º- 47'E), was formerly a small hill principality. At the time of the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299 in 1688, it was ruled by the widow of R&#257o Fateh Si&#7749gh. She was a follower of the Gur&#363 and had not joined the other hill chiefs in their battle against him. After the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh left P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 S&#257hib for Anandpur. As he was, on the way, encamped at M&#257&#7751ak &#7788abr&#257, across the &#7788&#257&#7749gr&#299, the R&#257&#7751&#299 went there to see him and to invite him for a meal in her own fortress. The Gur&#363 accepted the invitation and was served with devotion and reverence. Upon the R&#257&#7751&#299's prayer, he blessed her son's line to continue with dignity, and made him the gift of a sword and shield. The town thereafter came to be known as R&#257&#7751&#299 k&#257 R&#257ipur or R&#257ipur R&#257&#7751&#299. A small shrine known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 Dasv&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 still exists inside the fortress commemorating Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh 's visit as the R&#257&#7751&#299's guest. It consists of a platform inside a small room under the intertwined <i>p&#299pal</i> and <i>nim</i> trees close to the main entrance to the old fortress, with a separate room for the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib. A lady especially employed by the R&#257o's family looks after the shrine.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Narotam, T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur&#363 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&#257r&#299&#257&#7749</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR> <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"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR> <li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<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>