Nanua Chaprasi
Indian Hindu spiritual guru and saint
About Nanua Chaprasi
Lived 1920 – 2009 (aged 88–89).
Nanua Chaprasi (26 June 1920 - 7 July 2009) was a Hindu spiritual guru and saint from Ramghat near Atrauli in Uttar Pradesh.
He was born in a landholder Brahmin family on 26 June 1920 as Vishnu Dutt Dikshit at Ramghat, Bulandshahar district, Uttar Pradesh.His maternal village was Badaun. Further, he spent lot of time meditating at an island in middle of the pond at Pesri, where his idol and temple is located and managed by Nanuaji's disciples.
He had many followers mainly from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and also in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, who visit his ashram especially on day of Guru Poornima, when special arrangements and havana is held at the ashram established by him.
He preached religious harmony and people of all sects. Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists were amongst his followers.
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Who was Nanua Chaprasi?
Indian Hindu spiritual guru and saint
When was Nanua Chaprasi born?
Nanua Chaprasi was born in 1920.
When did Nanua Chaprasi die?
Nanua Chaprasi died in 2009.
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