ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>AK&#256L&#298&#256&#7748 DI CHH&#256U&#7750&#298</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="AKL*D,CHHUF*"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279AK&#256L&#298&#256&#7748 DI CHH&#256U&#7750&#298, also called Chh&#257u&#7751&#299 Niha&#7749g&#257&#7749, situated outside Gh&#299 Ma&#7751&#7693&#299 Sher&#257&#7749v&#257l&#257 Gate, Amritsar, was the seat of the Sikh warrior and hero, Ak&#257l&#299 Ph&#363l&#257 Si&#7749gh (d. 1823). The present six-storeyed <i>burj</i> (tower) was built by the Niha&#7749gs, a warrior sect of the Sikhs, in the early twentieth century with public donations. The ground floor of the tower consists of a big hall with four doors. The upper storeys have windows opening on all sides. The dome at the top is built of concrete. The central hall has a marble floor. A small shrine dedicated to Gur&#363 Hargobind stands in the precincts of the Chh&#257u&#7751&#299. It commemorates the <i>akh&#257&#7771&#257</i> (wrestling pit) where Sikhs in the time of Gur&#363 Hargobind practised physical feats. Adjoining the shrine is an old well said to have been got dug by Gur&#363 Hargobind.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>