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    ADALI, BHAI
    ADALI, BHAI, of Chohla. village in present day Amritsar district of the Punjab, was a devoted Sikh contemporary of Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan. It was, as says Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri GurPratap Suraj Granth, under his influence that Bhai Bidhi Chand gave up banditry and came to receive
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    BALA, BHAI,

    BALA, BHAI, whose name occurs in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 19, embraced the Sikh faith in the time of Guru Arjan, As reports Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan diBhagat Mala, he and his companions Mula, Suja, Chandu, Ram Das Bhandari and SairiDas received instruction at the hands of Guru Arjan.

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    CUTTACK
    CUTTACK (20° 30`N, 85°50`E), one of the principal towns of Orissa, was visited by Guru Nanak during his travels across the country. The local chief Raja Pratap Rudra Dev and many of his subjects received instruction at the hands of the Guru. A commemorative shrine established later by Udasi priests
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    DHRU, DHU (DHRUVA)

    DHRU, DHU (DHRUVA) The Lord gave all the comforts to Sudama and the permanent status to Dhu (Dhruva), which could not be averted till to-day. (Maru Namdev, p. 1105) Dhu (Dhruva) attained permanent status by remembering the Lord and obtained the state of Pearlessness..... (Sorath M. 9, p. 632)

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    GOPAL, SETH

    GOPAL, SETH, a rich businessman, received instruction at the hands of Guru Hargobind and became a devoted Sikh {Varan, XI. 31).

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    HEMA KAPAHI, BHAI
    HEMA KAPAHI, BHAI, was a resident of Sultanpur Lodhi in the present Kapurthala district of the Punjab. He was in cotton (kapdh) trade for which reason he was known as Kapahi. He embraced the Sikh faith in the time of Guru Amar Das and also received instruction from Guru Arjan.
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    JANI

    JANI, a Sayyid Muslim, who, according to Bhai Santokh Singh, Sn Gur Pratdp Suraj Granlh, had long wandered in search of a true spiritual guide, was directed by one, Khwaja, a Kashmir! Musalman, to meet Guru Hargobind whom he himself reverenced. Sayyid Jani visited Guru Hargobind, received instruction from

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    NANDA VITTHAR, BHAI

    NANDA VITTHAR, BHAI, and Bhai Svami DasVachher, were businessmen of Thanesar, in present day Haryana state. They were known for their honesty and had earned the appellation of ikksukhm, single worded or unswerving in quotation, for they sold their ware at fixed rates and never overquoted their prices. They

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    RAM DATT

    RAM DATT, a Brahman resident of Kurukshetra, who became a devotee of Guru Gobind Singh during the latter\'s visit to the town on the occasion of the solar eclipse in 1702. According to tradition preserved in Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri Crur Praldp Suraj Granth, while other Brahmans sought alms

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