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Dipalpur is a great historical city and once it used to be the capital of Punjab. At. present it is the tehsil headquarter of Okara district. A shrine of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Ji stands gracefully outside the town in south-eastern side. It is called Gurdwara Chota Nanakiana Sahib. Guru Dev Ji made his abode under a dead pipal tree which became green again and standing even today. He cured a leper named Nuri (Nauranga) whose grave is behind the Gurdwara Sahib. There are 25 ghumaon of land from Kamboh Sikhs of Mancharian village and one ghumaon is outside this town, beside this there is a big estate in the name of Gurdwara. The priests used to be "Bedi Singhs", Prakash does not take place now, only the vacant darbar is there.
Bhai Hazoor Singh Sehaj Dhari, a descendent of Bhai Nathoo Ram had in his house the cot (Manji) granted by Guru Har Rai Ji. It was 5.75 feet long 3 feet wide and 1.25 feet high. It was woven with red and white thread. It had colourful legs and it was made out of black wood. There was an almirah of engraved wood. It is said that this almirah along with Guru Granth Sahib Ji was granted to Bhai Nathoo Ji by the Tenth Guru. Now all these remain only in memories and on the pages of the books.


 
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The Darbar of Baba Shri Chand Ji is displaying its splendour within the complex of Dera Baba Bhuman Shah. It is a double storey building with a Beautiful Diwan hall. Inside the hall the domed Prakashasthan is captivating. The walls are decorated with beautiful frescoes depicting peacocks, birds, tigers, elephants, sarangis and tablas. Rhymes from Guru Granth Sahib are also inscribed at different places. This darbar was built by Mahant Harbhajan Das in Samvat 1967 (1910). The inscriptions on the Darbar's plaque reads:

"Darbar Baba Sri Chand Ji Aali Qadar Janab Mahant Harbhajan Sahib ki tajviz say bana. " Darbar Baba Sri Chand was built at the proposal of Honourable Mahant Harbhajan Singh There are a number of samadhs of many Udasi Sadhus around Dera Baba Bhuman Shah. The darbar of Guru Gobind Singh Ji is in front of these Samadhs where "Dassam Granth Ji" used to be recited. The main gate here is towards the Samadh, a door from the other side leads towards the inn. With the passage of time everything is becoming a heap of dust. The time is not far off when the whole complex will only be found on the pages of history books.


 
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This sacred shrine is in village 11/1-L situated on Renala Khurd-Dipalpur Road. Its bus stop is the bridge for chak No: 10/1-L on the canal. The shrine can be reached by walking 3 km along the canal towards west *of the bridge. Refugees from Amritsar are settled in the buildings of the Gurdwara. The school now going by the name of Government High School Chak No 11/1-L was once a part of this Gurdwara.

 
This village called Bhuman Shah is in the Jurisdiction of P.S. and Tehsil Dipalpur of district Okara. It is located at a distance of 24 kilometers from Dipalpur on Dipalpur-Haveli Lakha road. According to Bhai Kahan Singh Ji, Dashmesh Ji had given blessing to Bhai Bhuman, Shah that his langar would continue serving. The shrine is built in the style of a big fort and inside this fort-like structure the Gurdwara of Baba Sri Chand, residence of Baba Bhuman Shah , the Samadh of various Mahants are located alongwith hundreds of rooms for visitors, langarkhana and the tank. There are four big gates to enter this shrine and the walls are decorated with colourful pictures the sayings of Gurus. More than 1000 Ghumaon of agricultural land is endowed to shrine. This building is now in charge of the Evacuee Waqf Board. The present condition of the building is miserable, the walls have developed cracks and the roofs have collapsed. In case this building collapses in the time to come an invaluable treasure of art will also be destroyed with it.
 
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Gurdwara Arjan Sahib Ji at Beherwal, District Kasur is the place where Guru Sahib made the brackish water of Hema Chaudhary's well turn sweet.

At present there is no Parkash of Guru Granth Sahib Ji within the premises of this Gurdwara Sahib as the roof has collapsed and the outer structure has greatly deteriorated due to a lack of maintenance.


 
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Gurdwara Tham Sahib is located in Jamber Kalan at the place where Guru Arjun Dev Ji had come after leaving Beherwal. The Gurdwara is tall, beautiful and spacious with 150 acres of land attached to it. It was here that Kedara, Samdhu, Makhanda, Tulsa and Lalu became Sikhs at the feet of Guru Arjun Dev Ji in the charan amrit ceremony.

Jamber, a village of District Kasur, is located after Bhai Phero at Chhanga Manga turning on the Lahore-Multan road. Jamber Kalan and Jamber Khurd are twin villages which have grown to overlap each other. The structure of this Gurdwara Sahib is in a sorry state of disrepair. This old structure was undergoing construction at the time of partition but no other work was done afterwards.


 
Village Tergay is situated on Kasur-Qadiwind road about one km east of village Qadiwind. This sacred place elegantly stands in this village. While Sat Gur Amar Das Ji was going to Kasur, the residents of this village welcomed him with love and urged him to stay. He conceded and stayed there. A small Gurdwara was built. There used to be a bunch of trees close by. Sat Gur had tied the horse to trees which have withered away. There is a grant of 2.5 ghumaon of land by Bhai Sulakhan Singh of Qadiwind and 2.5 ghumaon by villagers for the shrine. A fair is held on Visakhi.
 
Qadiwind village is within P.S., tehsil and district Kasur. A metalled road from Steel Bagh District Hospital Kasur leads to this village. Tongas (horse driven carriages) going to this village are easily available. The sacred place of Guru Amar Das Ji lies outside the village. When Sat Gur was staying here, Divan Chand of Delhi came and requested some monument in the area of village Tergy with his wealth so that his name may be remembered even after his death. With his consent a water tank and residential rooms were constructed by Guru Ji. The land presented to Guru belonged to Bhai Bahlol of Qadiwind. Later Samadh of Bhai Bahlol was built. A fair used to be held on the 7th Saradhan. The tank constructed by Guru Ji has now become a pond of dirty water. The Samadh of Bhai Ji is about to collapse. Government School is housed in the rooms of Gurdwara and the land is in the possession of Waqf Board. The well known Punjabi writer Baba Sohan Singh Sital was a resident of this village. His house and garden are still there but are under the occupation of refugees from Mewat.
 
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Alpa is a village of district Kasur and it is situated on the bank of the River Ravi. The holy shrine of Sat Guru Nanak Dev Ji, located in this village, is popularly known as "Dharamsala Chota Nanakiana". Before entering the village you will see some mud houses on a small mound. There is a beautiful Samadh placed between these mud houses. It is decorated with portraits of Gurus over which floral patterns have been painted in enchanting colours. It is a beautiful specimen of art. Despite my best efforts I could not get any information about it. The local inhabitants know it as "Alpa Sadhari".

 
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The Gurdwara Mahme Sar is located in the vicinity of Lalyani town of Kasur district. It is on the Lahore-Ferozpur road. This holy shrine is one and a half km north-west of the town. Baba Mahme Singh was a well known sufi (mystic) of this area. It was his residency. He built a Gurdwara here which-came to be known as Mahme Sar Gurdwara. 85 ghumaon of agricultural land is attached to this holy shrine. The building of Gurdwara is in ruins but the well attached to it is still running and provides water. Its tall trees present a beautiful scene. The remnants of the building may survive a few years more