Siva Dayāl Sāheb

Siva Dayāl Sāheb

▪ Hindu leader
also called  Śivdayāl,  original name  Tulsī Rām 
born 1818, Āgra, Āgra province, India
died 1878, Āgra

      founder of the esoteric Hindu sect Rādhā Soāmi Satsaṅg.

      He was born into a devout Vaiṣṇava family and was established as a banker in Āgra. In 1861 he revealed himself as the sant satguru (true teacher of spirituality) and began instructing a group of followers. He wrote two books, one in prose and one in verse, both titled Sār Bacan (“Essential Utterances”).

      Siva Dayāl Sāheb's ashes are entombed in a sacred garden (Dayāl Bāgh) near Āgra, which is still a principal headquarters of the sect. See also Rādhā Soāmi Satsaṅg.

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