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<p class="C1">&#65279VA&#7692&#256L&#298 GUR&#362, village 7 km west of Amritsar (31º-38'N, 74º-53'E), is sacred to Gur&#363 Arjan and Gur&#363 Hargobind. The former, according to <i>Gurbil&#257s Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299</i>, stayed here for about three years during 1594-97, and the latter was born here on 19 June 1595. There are three historical <i>gurdw&#257r&#257s</i> in Va&#7693&#257l&#299 Gur&#363.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 JAN&#256M &#256STH&#256N P&#256TSH&#256H&#298 CHHEV&#298&#7748, also known as A&#7789&#257r&#299 S&#257hib, marks the house where Gur&#363 Arjan lived and where Gur&#363 Hargobind was born. The present building constructed by B&#257b&#257 Kha&#7771ak Si&#7749gh Sev&#257v&#257le during the 1960's, comprises a high-ceilinged hall, with a square sanctum at one end and a gallery at mid-height on three sides. A room in the basement called Bhor&#257 S&#257hib is believed to be the site of the room wherein Gur&#363 Hargobind was born. Above the sanctum are four other storeys topped by a lotus dome with a tall gold-plated pinnacle.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 M&#256ÑJ&#298 S&#256HIB, 200 metres south of A&#7789&#257r&#299 S&#257hib, marks the spot where Gur&#363 Arjan used to sit supervising the work of Bh&#257&#299 Sah&#257r&#299, a Sikh tilling land the produce of which went to the Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar. An irrigation well got dug by Gur&#363 Arjan, though no longer in use, still exists. The present building, a square domed room in the middle of a brick-paved terrace, was constructed in 1980's by the descendant of Bh&#257&#299 Sah&#257r&#299, who manage the Gurdw&#257r&#257.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GUR&#362DW&#256R&#256 DAMDAM&#256 S&#256HIB, 300 metres south of the village, is dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind, who, according to <i>Gurbil&#257s Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299</i>, once visited Va&#7693&#257l&#299 at the suggestion of Bh&#257&#299 Bh&#257n&#257, and during the chase killed a wild boar at the spot now marked by this shrine.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gurdw&#257r&#257 Janam Asth&#257n and Damdam&#257 S&#257hib are affiliated to the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee and are managed by the same local committee as administers Gurdw&#257r&#257 Chhehar&#7789&#257 S&#257hib, one kilometre to the northwest of Va&#7693&#257l&#299.</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"> &#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>
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