KALMOT (also called Khera Kalmot), village 18 km northwest of
Anandpur (31Ã‚Â°14`N, ^G^l`E) in Ropar district of the Punjab,
was in 1700 the scene of a clash between the Sikhs and the local
GujjarRarighars who challenged Guru Gobind Sihgh while out on a
chase. The Sikhs defeated the Rarighars and occupied the
fortress. The Rarighars tried to seize the fortress by night but
were repulsed. The fortress is no longer in existence. The
shrine established on the site on top of a hillock west of the
village was reconstructed in 1975. The twostoreyed building of
Gurdwara Patshahi Dasviri, as it is called, has on the ground
level a mosaicfloored hall with a verandah in front. The
Gurdwara is maintained by the local sangat. 1. Gian Singh,
Giani, Twartkh. Gurdunridn. Amritsar, n.d. Gn.S.