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KHURANA, village 7 km cast of Sarigrur (30"14`N, 75"50`E) in the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Hargobind, who passed through it while travelling across the Malva region in 1616. Gurdwara Patshah! Chliemi, marking the spot where he alighted, is to the southeast of the village. It is a modest domed
BIHANGAM, from Sanskrit vihang which means a bird, is a term applied to wandering ascetics who lead a life of complete detachment. A Biharigam is a celebate who lives in poverty renouncing all worldly ties and follows the path of holiness. In the Hindu tradition, he, abjuring religious dogma,
SEVA SINGH KRIPAN BAHADUR (1890-1961), Akali activist and newspaper editor, was the son of Bhai Harnam Singh and Mai Prem Kaur of Bakhtgarh, village 18 km northwest of Barnala (30"22`N, 75"32`E), in Sangrur district of the Punjab. Born in 1890, he received lessons in Punjabi and in scripture reading in
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