Ganga Das

Ganga Das (1823–1913) was a saint of the Udasi sect and known for piety and Hindi poetry. He was born in 1823 to a Hindu Jat family of the Munder gotra on the day of Basant Panchami at Rasulpur Bahlolpur village, Hapur district.[1]

Childhood

Das's childhood name was Gangabaksh but became Gangadas after consecration in the Udasi sect under Baba Vishnudas Udasin at Sedepur district, Bulandshahr at the age of 12.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Beniwal, Bhaleram (2008). Jāt Yodhāon kā Itihāsa. p. 656.


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