PHALLEVAL

PHALLEVAL, village in Ludhiana district about 3 km south of Gujjaival, lias a historical shrine, Guidwaia Patshahi Chhevin, commemorating the visit of Guru Hargobind dining his lour of the Malva in 1631. One Chaudhari Kanhaiva is said to have served tile Guru will devotion and presented to him a horse, i bow and a quiver with 360 arrows. The Guru in turn blessed him with a turban and a dagger. The shrine established here was for a long time under Udasi priests, who surrendered its control to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee only after a lengthy civil suit.

The old dera now comprises the Guru ka Langar and rooms for the staff, and provides accommodation for the local Government Girls School. A new gurdwara has been constructed on an adjacent site with a spacious, well ventilated rectangular hall. The prakdsh asthan within the hall has a higher ceiling topped by a lotus dome with silver plated ornamental pinnacle. The Gurdwara is managed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee through a local committee.