Ganga Ram Viakarni

Mahant
Ganga Ram Viakarni
Mahant Ganga Ram Viakarni
	Fresco from the Udasi Chitta Akhara in Amritsar depicting Ganga Ram Viakarni (centre) with a disciple (left) and a fly-whisk attendant (chaur sahib; right)
Personal
Religion	Sikhism
Sect	Udasi
Known for	Founder of the Chitta Akhara

Ganga Ram Viakarni (fl. 18th century), also known as Ganga Das Viakarni,^[1] was an 18th-century Udasi mahant who founded the Chitta Akhara (also known as 'Akhara Ganga Ram' after its founder), an akhara located in the Mai Sawan Bazar neighbourhood of Amritsar.^[2]^[3]

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^ Proceedings - Punjab History Conference (Thirty Ninth Session) - March 2007. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2007. p. 282. ISBN 9788130201467.
^ Singh, Fauja (1977). The City of Amritsar: An Introduction. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. Some of the better-known Akharas were: Akhara Braham Buta (enlarged and rebuilt), Akhara Ganga Ram Bikrami, Akhara Adwait Braham, Akhara Kanshiwala, Akhara Sangalwala (enlarged and rebuilt), and Chitta Akhara etc.

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[:0-2] Proceedings - Punjab History Conference (Thirty Ninth Session) - March 2007. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2007. p. 282. ISBN 9788130201467.

[3] Singh, Fauja (1977). The City of Amritsar: An Introduction. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. Some of the better-known Akharas were: Akhara Braham Buta (enlarged and rebuilt), Akhara Ganga Ram Bikrami, Akhara Adwait Braham, Akhara Kanshiwala, Akhara Sangalwala (enlarged and rebuilt), and Chitta Akhara etc.

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