ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>FATEH CHAND MAI&#7750&#298 R&#256J&#256</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="FATEH,CHAND,MAIF*,RJ"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279FATEH CHAND MAI&#7750&#298, R&#256J&#256, a ranked citizen of Pa&#7789&#7751&#257 in Bih&#257r, who served Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur with dedication during his visit in 1665. Fateh Chand and his wife were devout Sikhs and received the Gur&#363 and his family with great honour. They put them up in their newly built house, themselves continuing to live in the old one. After the departure of the Gur&#363's family for the Punjab, the couple converted their house into a <i>dharams&#257l&#257</i> for the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> or devotees to assemble in holy congregation. The place came to be known as Mai&#7751&#299 Sa&#7749gat. On the site now stands Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257l L&#299l&#257 Mai&#7751&#299 Sa&#7749gat. This is a new building, but the porch of the old one has been kept intact. On the entrance wooden door are carved the M&#363l Mantra and the date "Sambat 1725 Ass&#363 <i>vad&#299</i> 10" corresponding to 28 August 1668.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Panth Prak&#257sh</i> [Reprint], Patiala, 1970<BR> <li class="C1"> Trilochan Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur : Prophet and Martyr,</i> Delhi, 1967<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur,</i> Delhi, 1982<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Padam<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>