Satnampanth

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Satnampanth, also called Satnami Samaj or Satnami movement, is a religious sect founded by Ghasidas in the 1820s in present-day Chhattisgarh.

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The sect was founded by Guru Ghasidas in the 1820s in present-day Chhattisgarh. According to M. A. Sherring, he may have been influenced by the teachings of Ravidas, a disciple of Ramananda. Others believe he was inspired by Kabir, through the Kabirpanthis in Chhattisgarh.[1]

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  1. Lamb 2002, p. 52.

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