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Cremation of Bhai Bala, ca.1825–1849 paintingA rare Tanjore style painting from the late 19th century depicting the ten Sikh Gurus with Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana.
Bhai Bala (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ 1466–1544), born in Talwandi Rai Bhoi into a Sandhu Jat family[1] (now called Nankana Sahib in Pakistan),[2][3] was a childhood friend and lifelong companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak. According to the Bhai Bala Janam Sakhis, he traveled with Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana on all of their great journeys around the world including China, Mecca, and around India. He supposedly died in Khadur Sahib, in his late 70s, in 1544.[2][4]
^McLeod, W. H. (1980). Early Sikh tradition : a study of the janam-sākhīs. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-19-826532-8. OCLC 5100963.
^ abMcLeod, W.H., Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion. Oxford, 1968.
^A Gateway to Sikhism | Early Gursikhs: Bhai Bala Ji - A Gateway to Sikhism
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first which depicts Guru Nanak surrounded by his companions, Bhai Mardana and BhaiBala, on each side. The second embossed panel features an equestrian...
Pashaura Singh analyzed references made within the 11th ballad of the Varan of Bhai Gurdas to form a picture of the caste-makeup of the early Sikh community...
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similarly embrace the faith. Bhai Mardana, convert from Islam to Sikhism BhaiBala - childhood friend and companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak. Rai...
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