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Guru Nabha Dass was born in 1537 at village Bhadrachalam on the bank of Godavari River in Khammam district, which is in Telangana.

• He belonged to Mahasha or doom or dumna community, which is one of the Schedule Caste communities.

• People from this community are also known as Nabhadassias, who are known for making baskets and grain storage containers with bamboo.

• Nabha Dass was 5 years old when his parents passed away.

• Two religious gurus - Agar Dass and Keel Dass - who were passing through his village took the orphan child to a temple at Ghalta Dham, which is now main pilgrimage of Nabhadassias, at Jaipur (Rajasthan).

• Since childhood Guru Nabha Dass, whose original name was Narayan Dass, had an inclination towards spirituality.

• Guru Nabha Dass wrote ‘Bhagatmal’ in 1585. It has the life history of around 200 saints ranging from the Satyug to the Kalyug era.

• He died in 1643.

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