Tej Bhan Bhalla

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Tej Bhan Bhalla, was a shopkeeper and the father of the third Sikh guru, Guru Amar Das. He was vegetarian and belonged to Bhalla Khatri sub-caste. He belonged to village Basarke of Amritsar district where his wife Mata Lakhmi gave birth to Guru Amar Das in year 1479.