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<p class="C1">&#65279SA&#7788HI&#256L&#256, a village 4 km northeast of B&#257b&#257 Bak&#257l&#257 (31º-34'N, 75º-16'E) in Amritsar district of the Punjab, claims the honour of having been visited by three of the Gur&#363s-- Gur&#363 N&#257nak, Gur&#363 Hargobind and Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur. Their visits are commemorated by three different <i>gurdw&#257r&#257s</i>.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 N&#256NAKSAR P&#256TSH&#256H&#298 I marks the site where Gur&#363 N&#257nak sat by a small pond to preach. Most of his audience consisted of Muslim ladies. They complained to him about the skin diseases and polio which were the bane of the village. The Gur&#363 advised them to have their children bathed regularly in the pond. The practice proved efficacious, and the villagers raised in Gur&#363 N&#257nak&#8217s honour, a memorial. Gurdw&#257r&#257 Nanaksar was constructed recently on that site. The building comprises a rectangular hall, with a square sanctum topped by a lotus dome covered with white glazed tiles. The old pond has been converted into a small octagonal <i>sarovar</i>, and people still believe in the curative powers of its water. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is maintained by the village <i>sa&#7749gat</i>.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 BU&#7748G&#256 S&#256HIB, dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind, is a flat-roofed rectangular room on the eastern outskirts of the village. It is managed by Niha&#7749g Sikhs.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 &#7692ER&#256 S&#256HIB P&#256TSH&#256H&#298 IX commemorates the visit of Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur who came here from B&#257b&#257 Bak&#257l&#257 and sat under a <i>p&#299pal</i> tree which still stands behind the sanctum. The Gurdw&#257r&#257, constructed in 1939 inside the village, is entered through a two-storeyed gateway. The square sanctum, inside a marble-floored hall, is topped by a pinnacled dome. The shrine is looked after by a follower of the Bhi&#7751&#7693r&#257&#7749v&#257le <i>sants</i>.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Fauj&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Gur&#363 Teg Bah&#257dur :  Yatr&#257 Asth&#257n, Parampar&#257v&#257&#7749 te Y&#257d Chinh</i>. Patiala, 1976<BR>
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