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<p class="C1">&#65279SUN&#256M (30º-7'N, 75º-48'E),an ancient town in Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab, was visited by Gur&#363 N&#257nak during his travels through the M&#257lv&#257 region. According to local tradition, he first stayed on the bank of the Sirhind stream, near what is now called S&#299t&#257 Sar. From there a devotee took him to his own house where a shrine was later established. It is located in the Gurdw&#257r&#257 Mohall&#257 and is known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 Pahil&#299 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299. The building constructed in 1919 was renovated in 1966. It consists of a rectangular hall, with a gallery at one end and a verandah in front. The sanctum in the centre of the hall is richly painted in multi-coloured floral and geometrical designs. Three volumes of the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib are seated in it behind p&#299pal-leaf archways.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a domed tower in front of the verandah. Rooms for the <i>granth&#299</i> and Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar are across a narrow brick-paved courtyard. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by a committee representing the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> of the locality.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> K&#257hn Si&#7749gh, <i>Gur&#363shabad Ratan&#257kar Mah&#257n Kosh</i> [Reprint]. Patiala,1981<BR>
<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>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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