Badala Padma Ata (1546-1678) was a Vaisnavite Preacher and a saint who propagated his teaching during 16th and 17th centuries.

Earlier in his life, Padma Ata joined the Ahom Army as a shields man (baruwati).

After he saw the sorrow and plight of the people after war, he was so deeply affected by this that he abandoned all worldly attachments.

[2] He became a devout disciple of Madhavdev, he was also one of his youngest chief disciples, after receiving directions from his Guru he moved to Eastern Assam erstwhile Ahom kingdom and began propagating his teachings and to cover the people of the area as it was not been covered by the Sankardev.

[3] His Satra was established in an orange garden (Komola Ban) of Purusuttom Barua an Ahom officer.