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<p class="C1">&#65279SI&#7748GHPUR&#256, a village 5 km south of B&#257r&#257m&#363l&#257 (34º-13'N, 74º-23'E) in Kashm&#299r valley, claims a historical shrine, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Tha&#7771h&#257 S&#257hib, dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind (1595-1644), whose visit it commemorates. According to local tradition, a Muslim Faq&#299r, Bahlol, served the Gur&#363 here and received his blessing. A memorial platform (<i>tha&#7771h&#257</i>, in Punjabi) established here was later developed into a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i>. The present building, a marble floored domed room with a covered circumambulatory passage, was raised by the Sikh poet and savant Bh&#257&#299 V&#299r Si&#7749gh during the 1930's. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 was formerly under the control of the Chief <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 D&#299w&#257n, but is now managed by the Jamm&#363 and K&#257shm&#299r Gurdw&#257r&#257 Prabandhak Board through its district unit at B&#257r&#257m&#363l&#257.</p>
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