Mata Lakshmi
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Lakshmi was the mother of Guru Amar Das
, the third Sikh
Guru in 1479.
Mata Lakshmi was wife of Tej Bhan Bhalla, a shopkeeper of village Basarke of Amritsar
district. Tej Bhan belonged to the Bhalla sub-caste among the Khatri
s. Amar Das was their eldest son.
Guru Amar Das
Guru Amar Das was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552.-His life:...
, the third Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
Guru in 1479.
Mata Lakshmi was wife of Tej Bhan Bhalla, a shopkeeper of village Basarke of Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
district. Tej Bhan belonged to the Bhalla sub-caste among the Khatri
Khatri
Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...
s. Amar Das was their eldest son.