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Captain "Baba" Harbhajan Singh (30 August 1946 – 4 October 1968) was an Indian army soldier. He is revered as the "Hero of Nathula" by soldiers of the Indian army, who built a shrine in his honour. He was accorded the status of saint by believers who refer to him as the "Baba" (saintly father). Many of his faithful - chiefly Indian army personnel posted in and around the Nathula Pass and the Sino-Indian border between the state of Sikkim and Chinese-occupied Tibet - have come to believe his spirit protects every soldier in the inhospitable high-altitude terrain of the Eastern Himalayas. As with most saints, the Baba is believed to grant favours to those who revere and worship him.He is said to be protecting the country even after death. Baba Harbhajan Singh was born into a Sikh family on 30th August 1946 in the village of Sadrana in district Gujjarawala punjab (Pakistan) (now known as village bathebhaini of patti in district tarn taran punjab (India). He completed his preliminary education at a village school, and then matriculated from DAV High School in Patti, Punjab in March 1955. He enlisted as a soldier in Amritsar and joined the Punjab regiment. On 30 June 1965, he was granted a commission and posted to the 14 Rajput Regiment. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 he served as an Adjutant of his unit and was later transferred to the 18 Rajput. According to legend, Singh drowned in a glacier while leading a column of mules carrying supplies to a remote outpost. His remains were found after a three-day search. His body was subsequently cremated with full military honors. The legend further claims that the late Singh who helped the search party find his body. Some Indian soldiers believe that in the event of a war between India and China, Baba would warn the Indian soldiers of an impending attack at least three days in advance. During flag meetings between the two nations at Nathu La, the Chinese set a chair aside to honor him. As per common belief, any army official not maintaining a clean and disciplined attire is punished with a slap by baba himself. His own attire which hangs in display need not be cleaned by anyone as it gets cleaned by his own soul.