MAUṚ, also called ḍhilvāṅ Mauṛ to distinguish it from Mauṛ Kalāṅ in Baṭhiṇḍā district of the Punjab, is a village 30 km from Barnālā (30º-22'N, 75º-32'E), via Tapā. In a thicket about 2 km northeast of Mauṛ, there used to be a pond, called Dulamī kī ḍhāb, where, according to local tradition, Gurū Tegh Bahādur used to come often for his afternoon ride from ḍhilvāṅ. A shrine was established later near this pond which came to be called Dulamsar. The shrine, now called Gurdwārā Sāhib Dulamsar Pātshāhī IX, is built on a low mound. The domed sanctum is decorated with floral designs painted on the walls and on the cupola. A couple of rooms across a small courtyard provide accommodation for the staff. There is on the mound an old narrow well, known as Siṅghāṅ-vālī Khuhī. The Gurdwārā has about five acres of land donated to it and is managed by Nihaṅgs of the Buḍḍhā Dal.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Giān Siṅgh, Giānī, Twārīkh Gurduāriāṅ. Amritsar, n.d.
  2. Narotam, Tārā Siṅgh, Srī Gurū Tīrath Saṅgrahi [Reprint]. Kankhal, 1975
  3. Atar Siṅgh, Mālvā Des Raṭan dī Sākhī Pothī. Amritsar, 1950

Major Gurmukh Siṅgh (Retd.)