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Who accompanied Guru Nanak Dev Ji during the first udasi?
A. Bhai Bhagwant
B. Bhai Mardana
C. Bhai Deshram
D. Bhai Manohar

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh gurus.
His travels are called Udasis. He started his divine mission to convey the "real message of God" to the people
He was moved by the miseries of the people. The first Udasi was done between 1500-1506 AD
He undertook five missionary journeys to far off places to spread the holy message of peace and compassion to all of mankind

Complete answer:
1.For first udasi which was done between 1500-1506 AD, he covered the places Sultanpur, Tulamba Panipat, Delhi, Banaras (Varanasi), Nanakmata Tanda VanjaraKamrup (Assam)Assam, etc and it lasted for 6-7 years.

2.His first udasi started from Sultanpur in 1500 and to Talwandi his hometown to meet his parents, the main aim was to visit his parents and inform them about his long journey.

3.His parents were not much happy to allow their son to travel like this but Guru Nanak Dev Ji really convinced them by saying that he has a call from heaven to convey the message of real God.

4.After convincing his parents he resumed his first udasi .

Therefore the correct answer is C

Note:
Guru Nanak saw that the world had sunk in falsehood and sin, so he decided to travel and educate about the message of the almighty Lord.
He spends his message of peace, compassion, and truth to the people in and around his home.
He undertook five missionary journeys(udasiya) to spread the word of God
Guru Nanak Ji spends 24 years on the five udasis.