NEWS

Punjab government has announced gazetted holiday on the birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Dass, a 16th century saint

GURU NABHA DASS

• BIRTH – April 8, 1537 at village Bhadrachalam on the bank of Godavari river in Khammam district, which falls in the present day Telangana.
• Belonged to Mahasha also known as doom or dumna community, which is one of the Schedule Caste communities.
• Wad raised Two religious gurus — Agar Dass and Keel Dass as he was a orphan
• Followers are called Nabhadassias . They are known for making baskets and grain storage containers with bamboo.
• Ghalta Dham at Jaipur is a main pilgrimage of Nabhadassias,
• Wrote ‘Bhagatmal’ in 1585.
• It has the life history of around 200 saints. He died in 1643.

CONNECTION WITH PUNJAB

• Guru Nabha Dass used to visit village Pandori in Gurdaspur district where people of Doom community live.
• Some gurus of the community also used to live there.