ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>KALI&#256&#7750&#256 BH&#256&#298</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="KALIF,BH*"> <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">&#65279KALI&#256&#7750&#256, BH&#256&#298, a prominent and learned Sikh of the time of Gur&#363 Arjan. The Gur&#363 once sent him to the hill country, present-day Him&#257chal Pradesh, to raise funds and bring timber for the holy Harimandar, then being built at Amritsar. When Kali&#257&#7751&#257 arrived at Ma&#7751&#7693&#299, the capital of a hill state of the same name, he found that it was Janam A&#7779&#7789am&#299, the birth anniversary of Lord K&#7771&#7779&#7751a, prolcaimed by the ruler, R&#257j&#257 Har&#299 Sen, to be observed by the entire population as a day of fasting. Bh&#257&#299 Kali&#257&#7751&#257 and the Sikhs accompanying him did not consider themselves bound by the prince's fiat in a purely religious matter and did not observe the fast. He was pulled up by the R&#257j&#257 for the "sacrilege," but he argued against compulsion in matters of faith so convincingly that R&#257j&#257 Har&#299 Sen became interested to know more about the Sikhs and their Gur&#363. He not only helped Bh&#257&#299 Kali&#257&#7751&#257 with whatever he needed, but also accompanied him back to Amritsar. He paid obeisance to Gur&#363 Arjan and received instruction at his hands.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bh&#257&#299 Kali&#257&#7751&#257, according to Bh&#257&#299 Santokh Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>, was among those who were specially blessed by Gur&#363 Arjan for their dedication and piety and who enjoyed a place of honour in his retinue. Bh&#257&#299 Kali&#257&#7751&#257 had the privilege of being included in the (Gur&#363) Hargobind's marriage party travelling to the village of &#7692all&#257 in 1604.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>. Amritsar, 1955<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-33<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">T&#257ran Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>