ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RA&#7748G D&#256S 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="RADG,DS,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">&#65279RA&#7748G D&#256S, BH&#256&#298, a Bha&#7751&#7693&#257r&#299 Khatr&#299 of Gha&#7771&#363&#257&#7749, an old village in Ropa&#7771 district of the Punjab, was a prominent Sikh of the time of Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s. He had been a follower of Bair&#257g&#299 <i>s&#257dh&#363s</i> until he met Bh&#257&#299 P&#257ro, whose example led him to embrace the Sikh faith. Bh&#257&#299 Ra&#7749g D&#257s is also said to have held charge of a <i>mañj&#299:</i> or preaching district. His descendants still live at Gha&#7771&#363&#257&#7749 where his <i>sam&#257dh</i> is visited by devotees especially on the day of Hol&#299 festival. Bh&#257&#299 Ra&#7749g D&#257s's brother, Bhagat Nand L&#257l, was also a Sikh preacher and his <i>sam&#257dh</i> at village Batt&#257, 5 km away, attract visitors and devotees, too. The Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is seated at the latter place.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">K&#257hn Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Gur&#363shabad Ratan&#257kar Mah&#257n Kosh</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1981<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Balb&#299r Si&#7749gh Dil<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>