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<p class="C1">&#65279SEKH&#256, a village 11 km east of Barn&#257l&#257 (30º-23N, 75º-32'E) in Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab, has a historical shrine, Gurdw&#257r&#257 S&#257hib Gur&#363 Sar P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Nauv&#299&#7749, situated on a low mound. According to local tradition, Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur arrived here from M&#363lov&#257l on 22 December 1665 and stayed for two days. In those days there were 22 villages around here inhabited by peasant of the Javand&#257 clan. They were followers of a <i>bair&#257g&#299</i> ascetic, Durg&#257 D&#257s, and their chief Tilok&#257, took no notice of the Gur&#363 and his Sikhs. However, a person of humbler station, Durg&#363 by name, served him with devotion. As Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur saw Tilok&#257 walk past in pride wearing silver slippers, he enquired from his audience the name of the passer-by. They answered that he was Tilok&#257, the master of 22 villages of the Javand&#257s. "He lacks intelligence" remarked the Gur&#363. Tilok&#257 soon realized his error and sought the Gur&#363's pardon for his insolence, through his sister at Ka&#7789&#7789&#363, where the Gur&#363 had his next halt.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The memorial platform built on the mound near a water pool was in course of time developed into a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i>. The cornerstone of the present building constructed by Sant Kirp&#257l Si&#7749gh of Chhann&#257 was laid on 20 May 1940. It comprises a hall with a square sanctum within it and a verandah on three sides. A lotus dome rises above the sanctum. The old water pool has been converted into a <i>sarovar</i>. Close by is the Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 owns over 25 acres of land and is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>M&#257lv&#257 Desh Ra&#7789an d&#299 S&#257kh&#299 Poth&#299</i>. Amritsar, 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"> &#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 te Y&#257d Chinh</i>. Patiala,   1976<BR>
<li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Gur&#363 Tegh Bahadur</i>. Delhi, 1994<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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