the Udasis, some of them being: Almast dhūāṅ Phūl dhūāṅ Goind (or Gondā) dhūāṅ Bālū Husnā dhūāṅ Nāngā, followers of this sect remain naked except for a brass chain worn around the waist Note - the word dhūāṅ means hearth Bakhshishāṅ sects After the four dhūāṅs, another sub-sect of Udasis emerged known as Bakhshishāṅ. There were six prominent groups of this type, them namely being: Bhagat Bhagvanie (followers of Bhagat Bhagvan) Suthrashahie (followers of Suthrashah) Sangat Sahibie (followers of Sangat Sahib) Mihan Shahie or Mihall Dasie, so called after Mihan, the title conferred by Guru Tegh Bahadur on Ramdev Bakht Mallie (followers of Bakht Mall) Jit Mallie (followers of Jit Mall) Akhara locations Traditionally, there were four Udasi centres (akharas or dhuans) with each controlling a certain preaching area; Nanakmatta, Kashmir, Malwa (Punjab) and Doaba. There is an Udasi gurudwara (temple) in Amritsar, near the Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple). Today's Udasi are predominantly located in northwestern India especially around Punjab Haryana, Gujarat and cities like Haridwar and New Delhi; they are divided into three major groups: Niya (New) Udasi Panchayati Akarda Bara (Big) Udasi Panchayati Akarda Nirmal Udasi Panachayati Akarda Leaders Sri Chand (1494–1629) Baba Gurditta (1613–1638) Almast, Phūl, Goind (or Gondā) and Bālū Husnā (four head preachers appointed by Baba Gurditta for four new monastic seats) See also Dhanadeva – an ancient inscription found in an Udasi shrine Sects of Sikhism Sects of Hinduism Sadh Belo References External links Udasis Sikh groups and sects Asceticism