ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SIKANDAR&#256</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="SIKANDAR"> <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">&#65279SIKANDAR&#256 is a township along the Grand Trunk Road, about 8 km north of &#256gr&#257 (27º-10'N, 78º'E). Gurdw&#257r&#257 Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur D&#363kh Nivar&#257&#7749 Gur&#363 K&#257 T&#257l, commonly known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363 K&#257 T&#257l, is about 2 km from Sikandar&#257 towards &#256gr&#257. Sikh chronicles have preserved the tradition that there lived a poor old shepherd named Hasan 'Al&#299, in the village of Kanakaret&#257, near Sikandar&#257. He had two daughters of marriageable age, but did not possess the means to get them married. This worried him constantly. One day he heard about the reward proclaimed under the Emperor's order for Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur's arrest and the thought flashed across his mind that if he could claim the money he would be enabled to arrange for his daughters' nuptials. He knelt down in prayer. It is said that Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur who then happened to be in &#256gr&#257, rode on to Sikandar&#257 and alighted where Hasan 'Al&#299 was grazing his herd. The Gur&#363 told Hasan 'Al&#299 that he was hungry and gave him a bejewelled ring and a costly shawl and asked him to buy some sweets for him from the city in exchange for the ring. When Hasan 'Al&#299 presented the ring at the confectionary and spread the shawl to receive the ordered provisions, the owner, noticing the contrast between his humble dress and the valuables in his possession, got suspicious and made a report o the city police. This led to the arrest of Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur, but, before parting from Hasan 'Al&#299, he reminded him to claim his reward and spend it for the marriage of his daughters.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A memorial platform was constructed on the spot where the Gur&#363 was arrested, but it remained shrouded in obscurity until rediscovered in 1956 by the Sikhs of &#256gr&#257 who raised a small <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i>. In 1970 Sant S&#257dh&#363 Si&#7749gh Maun&#299 started reconstructing the building. Since then an entirely new and imposing building has arisen. A square hall has a canopied marble throne in the centre on which two volumes of the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib are placed side by side. Above the hall there is a lotus dome in the centre and four smaller domes, one at each corner, also with gold finials.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gur&#363 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur</i>, Delhi, 1994<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>