 Sai Dhanvali and Chamliyal were twin villages with common trees, crops, birds and even a common saint, Dalip Singh Manhas. Dalip Singh Ji had a large following in the area and though a Hindu, Muslims far outnumbered Hindus and Sikhs as his disciples. Legend further says that one day Dalip Singh Ji was assaulted and beheaded. His head was buried at Chamliyal and body at Sai Dhanvali village. The twin villages now even had twin shrines both of their beloved saint. Except over time Chamliyal became a little more important because as Babaji told one of his followers in a dream, the soil shakar and the water sharbat could cure all and any skin ailment. Chamliyal's fame spread and sufferers came from far and near in search of a cure. Nothing changed for 300 years. Every second Thursday in the month of Ashad, both villages celebrated a Mela together in memory of their saint. But then partition came and the twin villages suddenly had a border in between. Sai Dhanvali found itself in Pakistan and Chamliyal became a part of India. For the followers of Baba Dalip Singh Ji, it seemed like their Baba's body had been severed once again from its head. Things worsened with time. Guns and artillery drowned the joyous sounds of drums. From where had come flowers and charters to pay obeisance came indiscriminate firing hurting both the shrine and the spirit of Baba Chamliyal. But this year, after a long time, India's peace overtures bore fruit. After great persuasion, the Pakistani Rangers accepted the Indian border security forces' invitation to participate in the Mela. On June 24, the second Thursday in the month of Ashad, once again the guns fell silent and the drums took over. A group of Pakistani Rangers, their families and a few local representatives from Sai Dhanvali came with the chardar and flowers as offerings for Baba Chamliyal. Tankers containing sugar, soil and sherbet water were sent as Prasad from the Indian side. A multitude of humanity on both sides tried hard to catch a glimpse of the other, a neighbour Sonia yet so far. Baba Chamliyal's Mela was once again a joyous occasion as his disciples on both sides fleetingly forgot differences to celebrate together with reverence and love in peace once again.