ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>L&#256L 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="LL,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">&#65279L&#256L, BH&#256&#298, a <i>chaudhar&#299</i> or headman of the village of Sursi&#7749gh in the <i>parganah</i> of Pa&#7789&#7789&#299 in present-day Amritsar district of the Punjab, was led to Gur&#363 Arjan's presence by Bh&#257&#299 La&#7749g&#257h, another <i>chaudhar&#299</i> in the same <i>parganah</i>. Bh&#257&#299 La&#7749g&#257h had already been initiated a Sikh. It was now Bh&#257&#299 L&#257l's turn. According to Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>, the Gur&#363 taught him how service by hands purified the mind and ended dubiety. Bh&#257&#299 L&#257l served diligently during the digging of the sacred pool, and the construction of the Harimandar at Amritsar. The Gur&#363 appointed him <i>masand</i> or local officiant in his district.</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>