ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SAM&#256O</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="SAMO"> <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">&#65279SAM&#256O, also pronounced Samh&#257o, a village 2 km north of Bh&#299kh&#299 (30º-3'N, 75º-33'E) in Ba&#7789hi&#7751&#7693&#257 district of the Punjab, has a historical shrine called Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Nauv&#299&#7749. It is said that, as Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur was once travelling from Kh&#299v&#257 towards Sam&#257o and Bh&#299kh&#299, he was informed that a <i>sa&#7749gat</i> from Pesh&#257war and K&#257bul was coming to see him. The Gur&#363 halted where he was and sat under a <i>va&#7751</i> tree to wait for his Sikhs. Mats were spread out to receive the <i>sa&#7749gat</i>. The Sikhs arrived singing holy hymns, bowed before the Gur&#363 and received his blessing. A peasant ploughing his field near by, struck by the scene of pious devotion, went to the Gur&#363 and placed before him his humble fare of bread and buttermilk. The Gur&#363 partook of the food and so did all the Sikhs. The Gur&#363 blessed the peasant with the words : "Milk shall always abound in thy house."</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A memorial shrine was established under the <i>va&#7751</i> tree where the Gur&#363 had sat. The present building, in a 50-metre square low-walled compound, comprises a domed sanctum with a rectangular hall in front. The front of the sanctum is decorated with cylindrical pillars and a floral frieze in stucco. A gallery covers three sides of the hall while on the fourth, behind the sanctum, still stands the old <i>va&#7751</i> tree sanctified by Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur's visit. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 owns 30-acres of land and is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through the local committee of Kh&#299v&#257 Kal&#257&#7749.</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"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<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"> Fauj&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Gur&#363 Teg Bah&#257dur : Y&#257tr&#257 Asth&#257n, Parampar&#257v&#257&#7749 to Y&#257d Chinh</i>. Patiala, 1976<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur</i>. Delhi, 1993<BR> <li class="C1"> Gurmukh Singh, <i>Historical Sikh Shrines</i>. Amritsar, 1995<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>