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<p class="C1">&#65279R&#256&#7770&#256, village 16 km from Dor&#257h&#257 (30º- 48'N, 76º -2'E) in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, is sacred to Gur&#363 Hargobind. According  to local tradition, the Gur&#363, when out for the chase during his stay at Ghu&#7771&#257n&#299 in 1631, would sometimes halt for rest under a banyan tree here. The tree withered away in course of time, but the spot continued to be held in reverence. Mah&#257r&#257&#7751&#299 Jasvant Kaur, widow of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Bh&#363pinder Si&#7749gh of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257, got the present Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299  Chhev&#299&#7749 constructed in 1941. She also bought and donated two and a half acres of land for its maintenance. <i>Kar&#257h pras&#257d</i> is still offered on her behalf every morning. The building consists of a small cubicle, called Mañj&#299 S&#257hib, marking  the exact spot where the Gur&#363 would sit and relax, and a rectangular hall surrounded by a verandah. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated in the hall. Rooms for Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar are on a flank across the brick paved compound. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the village <i>sa&#7749gat</i>, with occasional donations from the Mah&#257r&#257&#7751&#299 and the family of her brother, Sard&#257r Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh Ra&#7771ew&#257l&#257. Even the present <i>granth&#299</i> is an old servant of the family who still provide for his maintenance. Hol&#257 Mohall&#257 is the major annual festival.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	A famous saintly personality of modern day was Sant &#298shar Si&#7749gh of R&#257&#7771&#257. He made the village known far and wide by his association with it and by his prolonged <i>k&#299rtan</i> soirees. He had a strong, resounding voice and his <i>k&#299rtan</i> attracted vast audiences of devotees. Ra&#7771a in his day was an active seat of Sikh religious preaching and awakening. It drew and continues to draw devotees from distant parts including U.K. where Sant &#298shar Si&#7749gh ended his earthly journey in 1975.</p>
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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>
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