BAZĪDPUR, village 7 km southeast of Fīrozpur Cantonment (31º-55'N, 74º-36'E) along the Fīrozpur- Ludhiāṇā highway, is sacred to Gurū Gobind Siṅgh (1666-1708), who passed through here in 1706 after the battle of Muktsar. Gurdwārā Gurūsar, formerly known as Tittarsar after a legendary partridge (tittar, in Punjabi), marks the site where Gurū Gobind Siṅgh had encamped, and was first constructed in the form of a small Mañjī Sāhib by Bishan Siṅgh Āhlūvālīā, an official under Mahārājā Raṇjīt Siṅgh (1780-1839). It was later developed by members of the ruling house of Farīdkoṭ. Further renovation and additions have been made in recent decades. The complex now has the domed sanctum, a capacious pavilion as dīvān asthān, or congregation hall, and the sarovar in one compound, and Gurū kā Laṅgar and residential accommodation in another one adjoining it.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Tārā Siṅgh, Srī Gur Tīrath Saṅgrahi. Amritsar, n. d.
  2. Ṭhākar Siṅgh, Giānī, Srī Gurduāre Darshan. Amritsar, 1923
  3. Mālvā Desh Raṭan dī Sākhī Pothī. Amritsar, 1968

Major Gurmukh Siṅgh (Retd.)