Baba Bankhandi Maharaj | |
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 Depiction of Bankhandi from Sakhar Soonharo (1940) by Parsram Veerumal Masand | |
| Gaddi Nashin of Sadh Belo | |
| In office 1823 – 1863 | |
| Preceded by | none (position established) |
| Succeeded by | Swami Achal Prasad |
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| Born | Balchand Sharma 1807 or 1808 Nepal or Kero Khetar near Delhi |
| Died | 1863 Sadh Belo, Sukkur, Sindh |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Sect | Udasi Bakhshishāṅ (Mihanshahi branch) |
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Bankhandi (1807 or 1808–1863), commonly referred to as Baba Bankhandi Maharaj honorifically[1], was an Udasi missionary and saint who founded Sadh Belo in 1823.[2][3][4][5]
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