What is "bagrian"

Bagrian is a village located in Sangrur District, in Punjab, India which has a significant place in Sikh history.1884, Thomas Gordon Walker, Final report on the revision of settlement, 1878-83, of the Ludhiána district in the Panjáb, p. 61,

There are two or three famous Langars or almshouses, well known throughout the country. That of Bagrián lies 40 miles south of Ludhiána.

1987, William Hewat MacLeod, Karine Schomer, The Sants: studies in a devotional tradition of India, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 8120802772, p. 261,

Bagrian is in Ludhiana District [not true in 2006], seven and one half miles north-west of Nabha [correct].

The House of Bagrian owned much of the land and the haveli in the village, where certain important artifacts that belonged to the Sikh Gurus are kept. The Bhai Sahibs of Bagrian also run a langar that serves free food to everyone who goes there. The Punjabi film Ter Mera Ki Rishtaa was filmed in this village.

History Situated on the Malerkotla- Nabha road, Bagrian lies about 18 km southeast of Malerkotla. Though now in Malerkotla Tehsil, it was not a part of the Malerkotla Princely State but was ruled by the British Colonial authorities. There is a fort at Bagrian, which was built by Bhai Guddar Singh who reportedly moved there in 1765. The village had been given to him by Adina Beg the Governor of Jalandhar city at the time, in appreciation of Bhai Guddar Singh's piety. The Bhais still run a langar (free kitchen) daily. This tradition of langar was started from the time of Guru Hargobind, the Sixth Sikh Guru. The village also had a wide expanse of green areas. The Bagrian state is a continuation of a tradition of religious service from the times of Bhai Rup Chand, who was blessed by the Sixth Guru in 1634.