MALLAN BHAI, a native of Dalla, in present-day Kapurthala district of the Punjab, was a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Amar Das. He waited on the Guru as he once visited his village. The Guru, says Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, advised him to serve

PAIRA, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan. The Guru, as says Bhai Man! Singh, Sikhdn di Bhagat Maid, instructed him in the virtues of honest labour and charity. Bhai Paira gave away all he possessed and lived a very simple and pious life. Also see

SAKTU, BHAI, a Mahita Khatri of Agra, was a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan. The Guru, as says Bhai Man! Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, instructed him in the way of the contemplation of God`s Name. Also See NIHALU CHADDHA, BHAI

BHARU, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das mentioned by Bhai Gurdas in his Varan, XI. 17. See PADARATH, BHAI

DIPA, BHAI, resident of the village of Dalla in present day Kapurthala district of the Punjab, has been listed by Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 16, amongst the leading Sikhs of the time of Guru Amar Das. He had received instruction at the hands of the Guru himself. See RAMU,

JETHA, BHAL See Guru Ram Das JETHA, BHAI, a Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das. He received initiations and instruction at the hands of the Guru himself. JETHA, BHAI, a Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das. He received initiations and instruction at the hands of

PAMMU, BHAI, a Puri Khatri, was a devoted Sikh contemporary of Guru Hargobind. He won repute as a soldier in battles that took place during the Guru`s time. His name occurs in Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhdn di Bhagat Maid. Also see Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 29.

SUNDAR DAS, BHAI, a Vadhavan Khatri of Burhanpur, is mentioned in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 30. A very pious and devoted person, he was among a batch of Sikh devotees who travelled from Burhanpur to Amritsar to see Guru Hargobind and receive instruction from him.

BHOLU, BHAI, a Tivari Brahman, is mentioned in Bhai Gurdas, Varan , XI. 19, as a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan. The Guru, as says Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, once explained to him that Guru Nanak`s Guru was God himself, though he did

DIRHBA, an old town 30 km southeast of Sangrur (30° 14`N, 75°50`E) in the Punjab, has a historical shrine commemorating the visit of Guru Tegh Bahadur during the third quarter of the seventeenth century. It is known as Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi IX and is situated on the bank of a

JETHA, BHAL See Guru Ram Das JETHA, BHAI, a Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das. He received initiations and instruction at the hands of the Guru himself. JETHA, BHAI, a Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das. He received initiations and instruction at the hands of

MANGINA, SETH, a rich businessman of Muxarig in Lahore, was, according to Bhai Man! Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Maid, a contemporary of Guru Arjan. He was one of the first residents of Muzarig who, along with their families, accepted the Sikh teaching. See Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 25.