The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (184 page)

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Anand Marg
:
Ana
pur (S
hib)
(
Pañj
b
, ‘(respected) city of bliss’), Sikh holy place, in NE
Pañj
b
. Gur
Tegh Bah
dur
founded Ana
pur in 1664, and it was here that in 1675 his son
Gobind
received his severed head. This was cremated where
Gurdw
r
Gañj now stands. For
Hol
Mahall
, thousands flock to Ana

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