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| name = Akali Naina Singh Nihang<br />
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| caption = Jathedar Akali Baba Naina Singh Nihang<br />
| birth_date = 1736<br />
| birth_place = Khudi kurd, [[Barnala]]<br />
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| known_for = Fifth Jathedar of [[Budha Dal]]<br />
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| predecessor = [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]]<br />
| successor = [[Akali Phula Singh]]<br />
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'''Akali Naina Singh Nihang''' was a [[Nihang]] warrior and fifth [[Jathedar]] of [[Budha Dal]].<ref>[http://budhadal.com/?page_id=1011 Buddha Dal Official website]</ref> He was born around 1736, into a [[Sidhu]] [[Jat]] family, in Khudi Kurd, in [[Barnala]] district. He was also caretaker of [[Darbar Sahib Hall|Darbar Sahib]] . He learned [[Gurbani]] and martial skills from [[Baba Deep Singh]]. He joined Budha Dal at the age of 20, along with his nephew Nihang Kharag Singh. He was guardian of [[Akali Phula Singh]] (1761-1823) and trained him with scriptures, warfare and martial arts.<ref>[http://centralsikhmuseum.com/tag/akali-baba-naina-singh/#sthash.vXHwPofM.dpuf baba naina singh on centralsikhmuseum.com]</ref>{{Fv}} '''Bhai Naina Singh''', the uncle and the predecessor of [[Akali Phula Singh]] used [[Nihang|Akali]] as a prefix of his name. His successor [[Akali Phula Singh|Phula Singh]] became even more popular as an [[Nihang|Akali]]. He is credited for introducing the tall pyramidal turban, which is common among the [[Nihang|Nihangs.]]<ref><br />
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File:Fresco of Kharag Singh (left) and Naina Singh (right) from Gurdwara Baba Atal.jpg|Fresco of Kharag Singh (left) and Naina Singh (right) from Gurdwara Baba Atal<br />
File:Fresco of Akali Naina Singh from Gurdwara Akalgarh Sahib, Dina, Punjab.jpg|Fresco of Akali Naina Singh from Gurdwara Akalgarh Sahib, Dina, Punjab<br />
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