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to this place after 1740, when the Fort had been almost demolished
and Massa Ranghar had left this area for his native village in Amritsar
district. Even nowadays, several Vanjaras and Sikligars are living in this
area. They are Sikhs and they perform all their rituals as per Sikh
traditions. Some of the villages in this area, and in nearby districts, are
even known as Vanjaras villages. These include Ishargarh, Ismailabad,
Lohara, Bir Saunti, Haripur Majri, Khaira, Simalvar, Nakhrojpur, Bhukri,
Falshanda, Ladva, Raurhki, Mand Kheri, Dilli-Ka- Majra, Deviaspura,
Navarsi (Kurukashetra); Bigarh (Fatehbad); Balsola, Nanakpura, Navan
Nagar (Pinjaur-Nalagarh road), Sherpur, Bakkarvala, Kalesar, Sunder
Bahadurpur, Naushehra, Bilaspur, Buria, Kunjal, Baruda (Yamuna Nagar);
Mithapur, Sagrani, Khanpur, Ganauli (Ambala), Raipur Rani, Shahpur,
Raurki, Chauki, Nada, Fatehpur, Raili,Kundi, Surajpur, Rajipur, Pinjaur,
Prempura, Kiratpur, Maulavali, Karanpur, Karauli, Karaul Fateh Singh,
Karul Maula (Panchkula) etc. Some villages in Karnal district too belong
to Vanjaras, e.g. Sangoi, Bhara Gaon, Kavahi, Mehtamati, Neval, Tikri,
Sugri, Chhapra, Daliyanpur etc. Besides these districts, several Vanjaras
live in Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Kosali, Behri, Gohana,
Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Sonepat, Panipat and Gharaunda too. In
Himanchal Pradesh too there are several villages where Vanjaras are
still living, e.g. Kearda, Patlion, Kishanpur, Thapal (in the old state of
Nahan/Sirmaur, in Lohgarh zone), where Guru Har Rai Sahib spent about
13 years), Singpura, Bhatvali, Bannewali, Molokvali, Barotivala, Haripur,
Fatehbad, Vikas Nagar, Salakhoi, Vikram Bagh etc. In Punjab too the
Vanjaras inhabit in several villages, e.g. Tandi, Navan Gaon (Kharar
tehsil); Masoli, Arauli, Dasovala, Lubangarh, Udiavala, Tanda
(Machhiwara tehsil); Madwara (Ropar tehsil); Behat (Lidhiana). In Uttar
Pradesh and Uttrakhand too Tanda villages are predominately
inhabiated by Vanjaras community. All of them are Sikhs and perform
their family ceremonies (birth, marriage and death rituals) according
to Sikh religion.

Endnotes
1. Later, on 11 August 1740, he was killed by Sukha Singh and Mah tab Singh.