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<p class="C1">&#65279VAIROKE, village 3 km west of Lopoke, in Amritsar district of the Punjab, claims a historical shrine sacred to Gur&#363 N&#257nak (1469-1539), who once visited it during his travels through these parts. According to local tradition, the Gur&#363, sitting here on a dead <i>ber</i> tree trunk discoursed wide a Muslim <i>faq&#299r</i>, Sh&#257h Ba<u>kh</u>tiar, whose tomb now stands on the eastern outskirts of the village. Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257be d&#299 Ber S&#257hib, or simply Ber S&#257hib, marking the site still has two <i>ber</i> trees which are believed to have sprouted from the log on which Gur&#363 N&#257nak had sat. The present building, a square room with the sanctum in the middle, was constructed in 1920. Above the sanctum are two storeys of square rooms topped by a lotus dome with a gilded pinnacle. D&#299v&#257ns, accompanied by Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar, mark the observance of every full moon day.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kohli, Surindar Singh, <i>Travels of Gur&#363 N&#257nak</i>. Chandigarh, 1969<BR>
<li class="C1"> Gurmukh Si&#7749gh, <i>Historical Sikh Shrines</i>. Amritsar, 1995<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR>
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