Uri

URI, an old town 54 km southwest of Baramula (S^ia'N, 74<)23'E) at the western end of the Kashmir valley, was visited by Guru Hargobind (15951644) on his way from Baramula to Naluchhi (now in Pakistanoccupied territory). Gurdwara Patshahi Chhevin Param Pillan commemorating the visit is situated 6 km east of Un and marks the site where, according to local tradition, the Guru held a discourse with some Muslim holy men. A small Gurdwara built by Sardar Hari Singh Nalva, the celebrated general of Sikh times, was reconstructed in 1983. The present building is a rectangular hall, with die sanctum at the far end. The Gurdwara is managed by the Jammu and Kashmir Gurdwara Board through its district committee at Baramula.