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<p class="C1">&#65279JAIMAL SI&#7748GH BH&#362R&#298V&#256LE, SANT (d. 1976), known for his austere living and dedication to <i>sev&#257</i> or holy service, was the son of Bh&#257&#299 Sher Si&#7749gh, a shopkeeper of Chakv&#257l, a <i>tahs&#299l</i> town in Jehlum district of the Punjab, now in Pakistan. Born in the early years of the twentieth century, Jaimal Si&#7749gh came under the influence of Sant Gop&#257l Si&#7749gh of Chakv&#257l who taught him to read Gurmukh&#299 and the sacred texts. As he came of age, he left his native place and came to live at Amritsar sometime during 1930-31. He lived in a small hut near Gurdw&#257r&#257 R&#257msar, and worked as a porter. Shifting to the <i>&#7693er&#257</i> of Gi&#257n&#299 Am&#299r Si&#7749gh, he resumed the study of the Sikh lore. Wearing sackcloth he would spend his spare time at Harimandar S&#257hib, the Golden Temple, worshipping and sweeping the <i>parikram&#257</i> floor or the circumambulatory terrace around the sacred pool. His humility and dedication won him wide esteem, and he came to be known as Sant Bh&#363r&#299v&#257le, <i>bh&#363r&#299</i> in Punjabi meaning sackcloth or an old, worn-out blanket. His participation in <i>k&#257r-sev&#257</i> for the widening of the Golden Temple <i>parikram&#257</i> in the 1940's when he was given charge of its southern flank brought him further repute. He took up other works of <i>k&#257r-sev&#257</i>, including those at Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 IX at Vall&#257, 6 km east of Amritsar, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Damdam&#257 S&#257hib on the way to Vall&#257, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Bh&#257&#299 Mañjh near Amritsar, Darb&#257r S&#257hib at &#7692er&#257 B&#257b&#257 N&#257nak, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Fatehga&#7771h S&#257hib, near Sirhind, and Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 IX at Karh&#257l&#299, village 20 km south of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sant Jaimal Si&#7749gh died in Amritsar in October 1976.</p>
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