ABSTRACT
The founder of the sect, Udáya Chánd, a Karmakár, died about 1850, leaving three `Si]su, or pupils, namely, his daughter and immediate successor, popularly called the “Mahárání,” one Autal Chánd, a Káyath, and Bípan Chánd, a Sáha. Autal Chánd dying left two disciples, `Sánta Chánd, a Sáha, and Prem Chánd, a Teli. The Mahárání died suddenly in November 1874, and the succession was disputed by Bípan Chánd and `Sánta Chánd.
