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KAL JHIRANI, village 33 km southwest of Bathinda (30"14`N, 74"59`E), claims an historical shrine, Gurdwara PatshahT Dasviri, commemorating the visit of Guru Gobind Singh in 1706. The present building of the Gurdwara was raised in the early 1970`s. The shrine is managed by the village sangat. Another Gurdwara, 3 km
MAUR, also called Dhilvari Maur to distinguish it from Maur Kalari in Bathinda district of the Punjab, is a village 30 km from Barnala (30°22`N, `75°32`E), via Tapa. In a thicket about 2 km northeast of Maur, there used to be a pond, called Dulami kT Dhab, where, according
NIHANGS or Nihang Singhs, originally known as Akalis or Akah Niharigs, are endearingly designated the Guru`s Knights or the Guru`s beloved, for the military ambience they still carry about them and the heroic style they continue to cultivate. They constitute a distinctive order among the Sikhs and are readily recognized
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