Explanation:

The Namdhari Movement, founded by Baba Ram Singh, was one of the most influential and transitional Socio-Religious Movements in Punjab. After working as a soldier in the army of Ranjit Singh for few years, Ram Singh returned to Bhaini in 1855 and started to attract people with his simple lifestyle and religious ideas. He was greatly influenced by the ideas at Balak Singh and was choosen as the successor of Balak Singh.
Baba Ram Singh formally inaugurated the Namdhari Movement in 1857, with a set of rituals modelled after Guru Gobind Singh's founding of the Khalsa. He used a recitation of Gurbani, Ardas, a flag and Baptism for entry into the new community. The Namdharis were required to wear the five symbols of Sikhism, with the only exception of the Kripan (sword). However, they were required to keep a Lathi (A bamboo stave) with them.
The Namdharis abandoned the worship of Gods, Goddesses, idols, graves, tombs and also rejected popular saints alongwith the rituals conducted by Brahmin Priests. The authority of the hereditary custodians of the Sikh gurdwaras was also rejected by the Namdharis. The Namdharis were told to abstain from drinking, stealing, adultery, falsehood and consumption of beef was strictly forbidden.
Protection of cattle was one of the most ardently held values of the Namdharis. The Namdharis considered the women equal to men and initiated them through Baptism and allowed them to remarry when widowed. Dowries were rejected by the Namdharis and child marriage was also forbidden. For the men, they laid emphasis on strength and martial qualities drawn from the teachings of Guru Gobind Singh. The Namdhari vision of a restructured Sikhism called for a total reshaping of the Sikh community into a militant and religious-political dominion.