Bawa Lal Dayal (Lal Das Bairagi) (?–?) was a 14th-century Indian saint. Biography Bawa Lal was born in the village of Kasur near Lahore, Punjab. His father was Bohlamal and his mother was Krishna Devi. He left his home at the age of 8 in search of his guru Chetan Swami and went to Lahore. From Lahore, he went to Behra, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Riyas, Rajouri, Kashmir, Mansarovar (Kailash Parvat) and then moved towards Badrinath and Kedarnath. Eventually, he reached Punjab. On reaching Lahore, near Shahdra at the bank of river Ravi, he had darshan of Chetan Swami. Lal Dayal is mentioned in famous historical works including Samudra Sangama, Ḥasanāt al- 'Ārifīn, Majma' al-Bahrayn, Dabistān-i Madhāhib and Mathnawi-i Kajkulāh. Temples Main Temple: Lal Dwara Dhianpur Shri Dhianpur Dham is the most sacred holy place for pilgrimage among the followers of Bawa Lal Sampradaya. Dhianpur is a village in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Located about from Batala, it is well known for the ashram of Lal Dayal, a fourteenth century Hindu religious saint of the Punjab. The 2001 census of India recorded Dhianpur as having a population of 3,095 forming 510 households. In A.D. 1495, Bawa Lal arrived at this place with Dhiandasji, Gurumukh Lal and Kashi Ram and was so impressed with the beautiful and calm atmosphere that he gave it the name Dhianpur after the name of his disciple Dhiandas. The Shri Dhianpur Dham temple complex is situated on a hillock and has the sacred Samadhi of Bawa Lal and Gurumukh Lal, the first successor of Bawa Lal, Vyas Gaddi and Ram Mandir. Shri Dhianpur Dham is visited by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. The city of Ludhiana also has a temple of Lal Dyal situated at New Shivaji Nagar, Ludhiana since 1970. Notable interactions with Prince Dara Shikoh The prince Dara Shikoh, elder son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, was depressed and did not have the courage to face his father, the shah Jahan, due to the defeat in Khandhar battle in A.D. 1653. He started residing in Lahore. Looking at his depressed state, Jahan's mirmunshi Chandra Bhan Brahman advised Dara Shikoh to meet Bawa Lal. On hearing his praise, he was influenced and wanted to have darshan of Shri Bawa Lal ji. He held a series of interviews with Bawa Lal and discussed with him about the life of the