Indeed, in the early material, one of the titles which he gives himself is "Kalgidhar SREE Krishna OF Vaikunth" or BRAHMPURI.
- In essence, he's calling himself "Maharaj Sir God of Heaven".
January the 18th is the day the BKs believe he became perfect or, if you accept the PBK version, which has some truth, the day he had a heart attack and died because of disappointment at the BK inner circle establishing a trust to take over the business just two days before, the news taking that time to get to Mount Abu. There was also some discussion about him being given the wrong medicine, or not being given medicine, which hastened his death (I cannot remember which right now) but in any case, Lekhraj Kirpalani death was not a notable as India's other great gurus or saddhus who are known to appoint the day and time of death at die at their own will in samadhi. I suspect we have not heard the real story of his.
* The [url]http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Kalgi]Kalgi[/url] is a symbol of a ruler, worn on the front of the Sikh's turban in the form of a plume. It was reserved for Rajas and Maharajas. Many Sikhs even believe that the Kalgi should not be worn today because there are no individuals of that status.