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<p class="C1">&#65279SIDDHV&#256&#7748 KAL&#256&#7748, village 7 km northeast of Jagr&#257o&#7749 (30º-47'N, 75º-28'E) in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, is sacred to Gur&#363 Hargobind who halted here awhile during his journey across the M&#257lv&#257 country in 1631. The Gur&#363 encamped under a <i>p&#299pal</i> tree near a pond to the north of the village. Bh&#257&#299 Mans&#257 R&#257m established on the site a simple shrine which was replaced in 1938 by a small octagon-shaped domed room with a circumambulatory passage around it. This structure still forms the sanctum where the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated, with an additional hall constructed later. The old <i>p&#299pal</i> tree stands in the circumambulatory passage at the back of the sanctum. Devotees make offerings of milk here on every tenth day of the light half of the lunar month. A double-storeyed gateway has been added and the Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar reconstructed in recent years. A part of the village pond has also been reclaimed and coverted into a <i>sarovar</i>. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. The most important celebration of the year is 3-day festival held on 16, 17 and 18 S&#257van (first week of August) to commemorate Gur&#363 Hargobind's visit to the village.</p>
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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&#257ri&#257&#7749</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR>
<li class="C1"> Vis&#257kh&#257 Si&#7749gh, Sant, <i>M&#257lv&#257 Itih&#257s</i>. Kishanpura, 1954<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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