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<p class="C1">&#65279VERK&#256, township 9 km northeast of Amritsar (31º-38'N, 74º-53'E), is sacred to Gur&#363 N&#257nak (1469-1539) who once came and stayed here near a pond, west of the village. The pond so consecrated came to be known as N&#257naksar, N&#257nak&#8217s pool. The pond was converted into a <i>sarovar</i> in 1899 with funds donated by a Sindhi lady, Birj&#299 B&#257&#299 of Shik&#257rpur. The building of Gurdw&#257r&#257 N&#257naksar, marking the spot where the Gur&#363 had stayed, reconstructed in 1926, was replaced in 1973 by the present complex within a walled compound. It includes a three-storeyed structure topped by a lotus dome and a gold-plated pinnacle. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated at the far end of the hall on the ground floor. The <i>sarovar</i> is on the left and Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar and residential accommodation are at the back of the hall. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is affiliated to the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee which manages it through a local committee. Besides the celebration of major anniversaries on the Sikh calendar, a fair is held on 12 Chet, now usually corresponding to 25 March, every year in the belief that it was on this date that Gur&#363 N&#257nak was at Verk&#257.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> K&#257hn Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurushabad Ratan&#257kar Mah&#257n Kosh</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1981<BR>
<li class="C1"> Gurmukh Singh <i>Historical Sikh Shrines</i>. Amritsar, 1995<BR>
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