Guru Angad Dev Ji

Nanak died in 1539, who first appointed Guru Angad (1504-52) as his successor. Originally known as Lahna, Angad was a worshiper of the Hindu goddess Durga. Leading a party to the shrine of Javalamukhi (a temple in a town of the same name in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh), he passed through Kartarpur and was immediately won over by the beauty of Nanak's hymns. Thereafter the future Guru was completely loyal to his new master, and his behavior persuaded Nanak that he would be a more worthy successor than either of the Guru's two sons. A thoroughly obedient disciple, Angad did not innovate in Nanak's teachings, and his tenure of leadership was extraordinary.