KHARAK BHURA

KHARAK BHURA, a large village in Jmd district ofHaryana, was visited by Guru Tegh Bahadur, who stayed here overnight while journeying from Dhamdhan toJind. An old oneroomed shrine called Gurdwara MarijI Sahib Naumi Patshahl exists to the east of the village. It is a small domed room, with the Guru Granth Sahib seated on a podium in the centre. Near by is the modern adjunct of the Gurdwara, a flatroofed building consisting of an assembly hall and a verandah on twosides. The Gurdwara is affiliated to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and is administered by the local managing committee atJind, which appoints a granthior Scripturereader, who also acts as the custodian of the shrine and of the lands attached to it. There are no Sikh families in the village. 1. Gian Singh, Giani, Twankh Gurdudrinn. Aniritsar, n.d.
2. Tara Singh, Sn Guru Tirnlh Sangrahi. Kanklial, 1975 M.G.S.