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The place remained obscure until nearby villager Bhai Motha Singh discovered the sacred spot and raised a platform to memorialize the Guru's visit. Nothing more is known of the devout Motha Singh nor of the date of the establishment of the Manji Sahib, except that the shrine was under the Dharmarth Board of [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU) in 1948 and was taken over by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] (SGPC) after the merger of the state with [[Punjab]] in 1956. | The place remained obscure until nearby villager Bhai Motha Singh discovered the sacred spot and raised a platform to memorialize the Guru's visit. Nothing more is known of the devout Motha Singh nor of the date of the establishment of the Manji Sahib, except that the shrine was under the Dharmarth Board of [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU) in 1948 and was taken over by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] (SGPC) after the merger of the state with [[Punjab]] in 1956. | ||
Battle of Bhangani was fought between [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s army and [[Bhim Chand (Kahlur)]] of [[Bilaspur State|Bilaspur]] on 18 September 1686, at Bhangani near | Battle of Bhangani was fought between [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s army and [[Bhim Chand (Kahlur)]] of [[Bilaspur State|Bilaspur]] on 18 September 1686, at Bhangani near Paonta Sahib. Number of Rajput Rajas of [[Sivalik Hills|Shivalik Hills]] participated in the war from [[Bhim Chand (Kahlur)]]‘s side.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/g/garhwal.htmlk| title= Garhwal (Princely State)| access-date= 1 December 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071027091328/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/g/garhwal.html| archive-date= 27 October 2007| url-status= live| df= dmy-all}}</ref> It was the first battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth [[Sikh Guru]], at the age of 19.<ref>{{cite book | ||
| last = Singh | | last = Singh | ||
| first = Bhagat Lakshman | | first = Bhagat Lakshman | ||