Saturday 3 September 2016

3 SEP 1352-1385 BABA RAMDEVJI

18. Ramdevra Fair, Jaisalmer

This fair is held in memory of Baba Ram Dev and is held in Ramdevra, a village in Jaisalmer. Every year, devotees congregate at Ramdevji's temple to witness the celebrations. The temple is where his Samadhi exists too. Like many fairs of Rajasthan, this fair is open to all and there is no restriction on who can observe it. People of different religions flock here. Held between August and September, people from all walks of life come to the temple to offer their prayers.
The famous Baba Ramdev belonged to the Rajput caste. He later became a saint who supposedly was gifted with miraculous powers. It is said that some saints from Mecca tried to test his powers and failed to defeat him. Baba Ramdev is worshipped by both Muslims and Hindus. The former worship him as Ram Shah Pir and the latter as an incarnation of Lord Krishna.
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The Ramdevra Fair is significant given that it unites people from all communities. Baba Ramdev was an egalitarian person who his life to bridge inequality in the society. On the day of the fair, devotees distribute rice and churma. They distribute wooden horses in memory of Ramdevji. Throughout the night Bhajans are organized and kirtans are sung.
Time of Celebration : August - September
Timings : All day
Duration of Celebration : 9 days
Celebrated : In and around Jaisalmer
Activities : A testimony to universal brotherhood among the different sects in the society, this annual fair is open to all and is also attended by thousands of visitors. Visitors offer prayers in the temple near the Samadhi of Baba Ramdev. 
Distance from Delhi : 767 kms
Accomodation and food : Hotels in Jaisalmer

Ramdev Pir

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Ramdev Pir
Ruler of Ranuja
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Ramdev Pir depicted riding a horse at the temple in Ramdevra
Rural of Ranuja
Born1352
Chaitra Shukla Panchami V.S. 1409
Ranuja
Died1385
V.S. 1442
Ramdevra
BurialRamdevra
SpouseHetalde
HouseTanwar ancestry
FatherAjmal
MotherMinalde
ReligionHindu
Ramdev Pir (Hindi: रामदेव पीर) or Baba Ramdev (Hindi: बाबा रामदेव) (or Ramdevji, Ramdeo Pir,[1] Ramsha Pir[2]) (1352 - 1385 AD)(V.S. 1409 - 1442) is a Hindu folk deity of Rajasthan in India. He was a ruler of the fourteenth century, said to have miraculous powers who devoted his life for the upliftment of downtrodden and poor people of the society. He is worshiped today by many social groups of India as Ishta-deva.[3][4] He is revered by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.[1]

Background[edit]

Ramdev is considered to be an incarnation of Vishnu. King Ajmal (Ajaishinh) married Queen Minaldevi, the daughter of Pamji Bhati of Chhahan Baru village. The childless king went to Dwaraka and pleaded with Krishna about his wish to have child like him. They had two sons, Viramdev and the younger Ramdev. Ramdev was born on Bhadarva Shukla dooj in V.S. 1409 at Ramderiya Undu and Kashmir in Barmer district. Ramdevji was a Tanwar.[5]
Muslims venerate Ramdev as Ramshah Pir or Rama Shah Peer. He was said to have had miraculous powers, and his fame reached far and wide. Legend has it that five Pirs from Mecca came to test Ramdev's powers. Ramdev after initial welcoming requested them to have lunch with him. But Pirs said they eat in their personal utensils, which are lying in Mecca, so they cannot have their meals. On this Ramdev smiled and said look your utensils are coming and they saw that their eating bowls were coming flying in air from Mecca. After being convinced of his abilities and powers, they paid their homage to him and named him Rama Shah Peer.[2][6][7][8] The five Pirs, who came to test his powers, were so overwhelmed by his powers that they decided to stay with him and the Samadhis of these five are also near the Samadhi of Ramdev.[6]
In Rajasthan, Ramdev is the chief deity of the Meghwal community, worshiped during the Vedwa Punam (August - September). The community's religious leader, Gokuldas, claims that Ramdev was himself a Meghwal in his 1982 book Meghwal Itehas, which constructs a history of the Meghwal community.[9] However, this is a claim accepted only by the Meghwal community themselves. Other sources, folktales and the Hindu community generally believes Ramdev to have been born in the Tanwar Rajput community.[10]
Ramdev believed in the equality of all human beings, be they high or low, rich or poor. He helped the down-trodden by granting them their wishes. He is often depicted on horseback. His worship crosses the Hindu-Muslim divide as well as the distinctions of caste. His followers are spread across cutting across caste-barriers in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Delhi and also in Sindh in Pakistan. Several Rajasthani fairs are held to commemorate him. Temples in his name are found in many states of India.

Samadhi[edit]

Ramdev took Samadhi on Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi in V.S. 1442 at the age of 33 years. Dalibai, his ardent follower from the Meghwal community, is also buried near his grave, who is said to have taken Samadhi two days before Ramdev.[citation needed]
Ramdevji Samadhi Darshan, Ramdevra, Rajasthan

Folklore[edit]

One day, young Ramdev wanted to play with a toy horse. His father asked a toy maker to make one wooden horse, and for the purpose, gave him sandalwood and new cloth. The toy maker, however, stole most of the new cloth for his wife, and made the wooden horse from a piece of old cloth, with only a cover from new cloth. When Ramdev sat on the horse it began to fly and disappeared into the sky along with the child. Ramdev’s parents got angry with the toy maker and imprisoned him. Shortly afterwards, Ramdev came back along with the horse and accused the toymaker of cheating. The toy maker confessed his crime and begged for forgiveness. Ramdev forgave him and accepted the horse. Wooden toy horses covered with cloth are among the most popular offerings at the temple dedicated to him.[citation needed]

The Story of King Ajmal[edit]

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As per folk-lore, King Ajmal Tanwar, a descendant of Anangpal Tomar II of Delhi, was the king of Pokaran. His wife, Rani Mainalde, was the daughter of the king of Jaisalmer. After becoming King of Pokran, Ajmal had only two daughters, Lasa and Sugana. One day the king was on a tour of his kingdom. It was monsoon, yet the kingdom had not received any rainfall. On his tour, the king met a few farmers who were on their way to their farms to sow seeds. On seeing the king, they began to return to their homes. Surprised at this act, the king asked farmers the reason for their behaviour. When assured that no harm would come to them if they told the truth, the farmers told the king that they believed that seeing a barren king's face while on their way to their fields may cause their crops to fail, and therefore they wanted to return to their homes. Ajmal was very sad on hearing this. Being a devotee of Krishna, the king decided to go to the Lord's palace in Dwarika.[citation needed]
Ajmal arrived at Dwarika and prayed for many days. Ultimately, in sheer disappointment, he asked Krishna's idol the reason for deserving such sorrow. The idol did not respond to the king's repeated queries. Angered and raged at this, the king threw a dried laddu at the head of the idol. The priest of the temple, considering the king to be mad, asked the king to go to the mystic Dwarika to speak to the lord. Dwarika swallowed by the sea many centuries ago, lay at the bed of the Arabian sea. The unfearing king dived into the sea to meet the lord. Pleased at the king's dedication and faith, the lord granted him a boon. The king asked for Krishna to be born as his son. The lord promised come in the king's house. Soon thereafter, the royal couple gave birth to boy, whom they named, Bhiramdev. After a few years, Krishna took a small form and appeared next to Bhiramdev.[11]

Main Temple[edit]

Devotees during the two-month carnival at Ramdevra, Rajasthan, India
The temple complex housing the resting place of Ramdev is located at Ramdevra, (10 km from Pokhran) in Rajasthan. The present temple structure was built around Ramdev's final resting place by Maharaja Ganga Singh ofBikaner in 1931.[citation needed]
The complex also houses Samadhis of his disciples like Dalibai and some other of his chief disciples.
The complex also houses the tombs of five Muslim Pirs, who had come from Mecca.[6]
The complex also houses a step-well, the water of which devotees believe has healing powers.

Ramdev Pir Jayanti[edit]

Ramdev Pir Jayanti, the birth date of Ramdev is celebrated every year in India by his devotees. It falls on duj (second day) of Shukla paksha of Bhadrapada month of Hindu calendar. In Rajasthan, this day is observed as a public holiday and a fair is held at Ramdevra temple, where lakhs of devotees, both Hindu and Muslim, take part and pay their homage to Samadhi at the main temple.[12]

Temples in other locations[edit]

Temples of Baba Ramdev are found in many places. Some of these temples are:

In India[edit]

One big temple is built in Arathi village of Kheralu taluka of Mehsana district of Gujarat by Pujya saint shree Veljibapa along with a "Sadhanashram" to provide people a medium to improve their spirit.
Another very big temple is under construction at Bheelat Baba village, name Baba Ra Devra in Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh by descendants and followers.

Rajasthan[edit]

Baba Ramdev Pir situated in the outskirts of Santhu village in Jalore district of Rajasthan state in India
  • Ramderiya, Undu-Kashmir Barmer is a baba ramdevji Birth place.
  • Gangashahar, Bikaner, Rajasthan
  • Bithuja near Balotra City, Barmer District, Rajasthan
  • Baba Ramdevji Temple, Nogama - Bagidora, Dist. Banswara, Rajasthan
  • Baba Ramdevji's Temple is located on the Masooria Hills, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Baba Ramdevji Temple, Bagra, Jalore District, Rajasthan
  • Baba Ramdevji Temple, Khundiyas, Nagaur, Rajasthan.
Baba Ramdevji mandir Rawatsar, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.

Gujarat[edit]

Ramdev Pir Temple, Majadar, Gujarat
Apart from in Rajasthan, Ramdev has a strong Hindu following in Kathiawar, Gujarat. A mystical festival, called Mandap, is also held in villages across Kathiawar to worship him. The highlight of the festival is an event in which a long (almost 60 feet or more in height) wooden log, called the Stambha, is decorated and laid on the ground with a loose base, with eight ropes tied to it from eight directions. Several rites and rituals are performed for about a month. At a certain time and date, the Stambha stands up. Very mysteriously and strangely, the Stambha stands up on its own, without any support. The eight ropes are loosely tied in eight nails that are driven in the ground.Lakhs of devotees flock this festival of Mandap to have a darshana of the event. The Stambha stand erect for exactly a day, and returns to its position 24 hours later in the same fashion. It is believed that Ramdev himself appears in the Stambha.[13]

Assam[edit]

Chhattisgarh[edit]

Tamil Nadu[edit]

Punjab[edit]

  • Banwala Hanwanta, Fazilka, Punjab
  • Ladhuka, Ferozepur, Punjab
  • Malout, District Muktsar Punjab

Madhya Pradesh[edit]

  • Baba Ramdev Temple, Ramdev nagar Ganjbasoda near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal[edit]

  • Baba Ramdev Temple, Liliuah, Howrah, West Bengal
  • Sri Krishna Avatar Baba Ramdev Mandir, Kanki Dham,KISHANgunj [west Bengal]
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Maharashtra[edit]

  • Ramdev Baba Tekdi Temple, Katol Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • Two temples in Arvi, Wardha Maharashtra
  • Two Temples in Jalna, Maharashtra
  • One in Old Mondha, Jalna, Maharashtra
  • Other one in Kadrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra
  • Baba Ramdev Temple, Kanki, WestbengalRamdev Ji Temple, Guruwar Peth, Pune, Maharashtra
  • one temple in mangalwara, Hingoli [maharashtra]
  • Baba ramdevpir temple kandivali(west), Mumbai (maharashtra)

Orissa[edit]

  • In between Cuttack - Bhubaneswar Road, Cuttack, Orissa

Telangana[edit]

  • Baba Ramdev Temple, Shivrampally, Hyderabad
  • Baba Ramdev Ashtkoni Temple, Esamiah Bazar, Near Koti, Hyderabad
  • Baba Ramdev Temple, Feelkhana, Hyderabad
On construction in
  • Baba Ramdev Temple,Mancherical
Karnataka=[edit]
  • Baba Ramdev Temple,Gunj,Raichur

In foreign[edit]

Ramapir Temple in Pakistan[edit]

The Temple of Rama Pir in Tando Allahyar, District Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan. Some preliminary reflections related to its History, Architecture & Symbolism. The temple of Rama Pir is one of the third largest pilgrimage sites for the Hindus in Sindh. Situated in the heart of Tando Allahyar in Sindh. Every year in Bhadrapada month of Hindu calendar, here the 3 days Mela arranged by Ramapir Sheva Mandli.[14]
Legend[edit]
According to a legend, about 150 years ago, a man of Khatri community of Tando Allahyar took a vow that if he was blessed with a son, he will arrange the "Mela" (fair) of Rama Pir in Tando Allahyar Sindh. As the wish of this Khatri community man was fulfilled, he brought an earthen lamp from the original temple of Rama Pir in Rajasthan, India to Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan and built a temple here. After worshiping to "Shree Ramapir" his wish was fulfilled and then he build this temple. In the mela carrying "Dajja" (flags) in their hands, they recite "Bhajans" whole night sitting outside the city and early in the morning at 5:00AM they hoist "Dajja" at the temple by dancing on the beat of drums and trumpets. Thousands of devotees, including man, women and children, traveled on foot to pay homage to Rama Pir. They had brought flags which were hoisted at the temple. Although Ramdev alias Rama Pir, a Hindu saint of 19th century, was cremated in Rajasthan, but he had come to Tando Allahyar and his devotees had constructed a temple in his memory at the place where he had worshiped as far back as 1800. Since then, a fair is held at the Rama Pir temple by his devotees every year. [as by Ramesh Kumar (Ravi) Meghwal, Tando Allahyar]

Kenya[edit]

Media[edit]

A Rajasthani language film Baba Ramdev based on the life of Ramdev was made in the 1960s. The movie was a commercial success.[citation needed]
Gujarati language film Jay Ramdev Pir based on life of Ramdevpir.
Gopal Bajaj is an singer and musician from Hyderabad, best known for his performances for many Ramdevji bhajan's.
24 Banis are considered as famous literature composed by Ramdev. Many poets and followers like Harji Bhati, Raja Mansinh, Likhmauji Mali, Vijoji Sani, Hiranand Mali, Devshi Mali and Rani Rupande composed folk-tales about him which are still sung by his followers.[citation needed]

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