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Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh Ji.
Once Tenth Holy Guru, Guru Gobind Singh was staying at Anandpur Sahib on the banks of river Satluj. It was month of Falgun (last month of vikarami calendar) a number of devotees & disciples were gathered at that place to celebrate the festival of HOLI. Tenth Guru had asked the devotees to recite Panj Vani ( Bawan Akhari, Sukhmani Sahib, Vada Anand Sahib, Dakhani Onkar & Sidh Goshti). One day, a devotee while reciting Holy Bani of Dakhani Onkar mispronounced a word in a line which changed the meaning of the line to the very opposite. This disappointed Holy Guru Gobind Singh Ji.When Guru Ji pointed out,his disciples requested the Guru to make them learn the pronunciation as well as the meaning of the Holy Bani.
Guru Ji promised to fulfill their wish after the war which he was fighting to save the religion. When the war was over,Guru ji stayed at Talwandi Sabo,he fulfilled his promise. He used to recite Holy Bani in the morning, his devoted disciple Bhai Mani Singh ji used to write it & Bhai deep Singh ji used to assist Bhai Mani Singh by arranging writing material paper, ink etc. In the evening, Guru ji used to explain the meanings of the Holy Bani written in the morning. This practice of explaining in authentic way, the deepest spiritual meanings & the exact pronunciation of the discourses of the Holy Gurus, as contained in the Holy Guru Granth Sahib was called the cult tradition or Taksal system.
This Taksal was a mint started by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Guru Ji assigned the duty of maintaining & continuing the system of Taksal to Bhai Mani Singh ji, & Bhai Deep Singh ji who founded Amritsar Taksal & Damdami Taksal respectively. Since then lot of disciples learnt Gurbani path & its meaning from the Taksal till date. One such Dera was started by Bhai Amir Singh ji in Satto Wala bazaar, Namak Mandi, Amritsar.
One Gurmat Vidyala is being run in the complex of Dera itself in Satto Wala Bazaar, Namak Mandi, and Amritsar. This was also a residential school where 55 students were residing once. No payment is taken from these students. All the expenses are borne by Dera. Students learn Gurumukhi, Gurbani Path, Gurbani katha, Shabad Kirtan and Classical music (Instrumental)i.e. Harmonium, Tabla, Sarangi & Dadh along with traditional subjects they learn English language also. One Gurmat Vidyala is also running in U.P.
Dera has also arranged marriages enemas many times in order to reduce the expenses of bride’s families. Such group marriages of 700 girls of the community belonging to poor families have been arranged since 1984. Relevant information is kept as a record in the Dera. Furniture, Sewing machine, Utensils, two beddings, blankets and clothing’s for bride and bridegroom are given to newly wedded couples as a token gift by Sant Baba Makhan Singh ji at the time of marriage. This ritual is still going on and Sant Baba Amandeep Singh Ji is doing this services as the present mukhi of Taksal Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh Ji and Dera Sant Ameer SIngh Ji.