Guru Balakdas (18 August 1805 — 17 March 1860) was the son of the

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's founder, Guru Ghasidas. Guru Balakdas' activities aroused the hostility of the high-cast

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populace and was assaulted by attackers carrying

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at a rest-house in Aurabandha village of Bilaspur. He died in the village of Kosa in March 1860.

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