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Detailed explanation-1: -Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery at Nānded, on the bank of the river Godāvarī.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originally named Lachman Dev, he turned an ascetic at the age of 15 after which he accepted the name, Madho Das Bairagi. In 1708, he met Guru Gobind Singh, who changed his life completely. Guru conferred the title of Banda Singh Bahadur to him and appointed him as the military lieutenant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Banda Singh Bahadur, also called Lachman Das, Lachman Dev, or Madho Das, (born 1670, Rajauri [India]-died June 1716, Delhi), first Sikh military leader to wage an offensive war against the Mughal rulers of India, thereby temporarily extending Sikh territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lohgarh is a historic town in Bilaspur tehsil of Yamunanagar district of Haryana in India. It was the capital of the Sikh state under Baba Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716.