Girodhpuri Dham is popular as the birthplace of many great men and saints. Chhattisgarh is a pilgrim’s paradise. Among them is the preacher of the Satnami sect, Param Pujaynee Baba Guru Ghasidas. Belonging to Girodhpuri, Raipur district, he preached Satnam to several Indians, particularly the people of Chhattisgarh.