Dharamdas

Dharamdas was an Indian saint, Bhojpuri language poet and one of the disciples of Kabir.

[9] After giving initiation to Dharamdas, Kabir Saheb took him to the Satlok (Immortal place).

Aaj mohe darshan diyo ji Kabir ||tek|| Satyalok se chal kar aaye, kaatan jam ki janjeer ||1||[10] Thaare darshan se mhaare paap katat hain, nirmal hovae ji shareer ||2|| Amrit bhojan mhaare Satguru jeemaen, shabd doodh ki kheer ||3|| Hindu ke tum Dev kahaaye, Musalmaan ke peer ||4|| Dono deen ka jhagda chhid gayaa, tohe na paaye shareer || 5|| Dharmdas ki arj Gosaain, beda lagaaio parle teer ||6|| After the founding of Kabir Chaura by Kabir's disciple Surat Gopal, whom was the first Kabirpanthi missionary, Dharamdas would slightly later found the Dham Khera (Damakheda) maṭh (also known as māī meaning "mother) located in modern-day Chhattisgarh.

[11] It conducted missionary activities in central India and had branches located in Raipur, Bilaspur, and Chindawara.

[11] The Dharamdasi sub-tradition is headquartered at the Dharamdas' ashram located in Damkhera village near Raipur.