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Muktsar(Old name Khidrana)
is 45 Kms. from Faridkot named after
the 40 'Muktas' - the emancipated ones,
who had deserted Guru Gobind Singh during
the battle of Anandpur Sahib but, taunted
by their womenfolk had rejoined Guru
ji and died to the last man in the battle
of Khidrana.
Tuti Gundhi, Tibbi Sahib, Rikab Sahib,
Dattan Sahib, Tamboo Sahib, Dukhbhanjan
Sahib, all these Gurudwaras commemorate
incidents from the life of the tenth
Prophet. Maghi fair, one of the biggest
draws in Punjab is celebrated annually
here in the month of January.
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