Saint Durbalnath was an nineteenth century Indian
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
saint. He was born at "Bichgaav" of
Alwar
Alwar (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, ™lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar district, Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. ...
district in
Rajasthan. Durbalnath ji is considered as"kulguru" of
Hindu Khatik community. Many temples of Durbalnath ji are situated all across India, but the most famous temple is situated at
Bandikui town of
dausa district in
Rajasthan. Every year "Gyanoprakash mahautsav" is celebrated on Kartik purnima at Bandikui temple.
Early life
The details of Durbalnath's life are not well known because he was from a backward caste family and at that time members of his caste's birth were not recorded by the Brahmin scholars.
His spiritual guru was shri Garibnath Ji.
References
Indian Hindu saints
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Hindi-language poets