Ramdev Pir

Ramdev
Baba
Pir
Shah
Ramdev Pir depicted riding a horse with Sufi Saint named Harji Bhati in background
Ruler of Runicha
ReignMarwar
PredecessorAjmal ji Tanwar
BornChaitra Sudi Panchami V.S. 1405
Undu Kashmir, Barmer, Rajasthan
Burial1385
Ramdevra, Jaisalmer Rajasthan
SpouseNetal Devi
DynastyTanwar
FatherAjmal ji Tanwar
MotherMinal Devi (Menadevi)
ReligionHindu

Baba Ramdev (or Ramdevji, or Ramdeo Pir,[1] Ramsha Pir (1352–1385 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu deity of Gujarat,Rajasthan and Malwa Madhya Pradesh, India. He was a fourteenth-century Rajput[2] of Pokhran region who was said to have miraculous powers and devoted his life to uplifting the downtrodden and poor people. In Rajasthan, people of Meghwal community are considered to be staunch devotees of Baba Ramdev. Many social groups in India worship him as Ishta-deva.[3] He is considered as an avatar of the god Krishna.[3][4]

  1. ^ Malika Mohammada (1 January 2007). The foundations of the composite culture in India. Aakar Books. p. 348. ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ Pilgrims, Patrons, and Place: Localizing Sanctity in Asian Religions (illustrated, revised ed.). UBC Press. 2003. p. 347. ISBN 9780774810395. Ramdev (Ramdeo, Ramde) Pir, a semi-legendary Rajput hero of the end of the fourteenth century who became the religious head of the untouchables in Rajasthan...
  3. ^ a b History goes that five Pirs from Mecca came to test his miraculous powers and after being convinced, paid their homage to him. Since then, he has been venerated by Muslims as Ramshahpir or Ramapir. Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Parcha of Ramdevpir Why do Muslims call Ramdevji "Ramshahpir" or "Ramapir"? The Pirs and Fakirs intentions were to bring disgrace upon Ramdevji, instead they blessed him and Musapir announced that Ramdevji from now on will be known as Ramshahpir, Ramapir or Hindawapir in the whole world and all the Pirs and Fakirs present hailed to Ramdevji "Jai Ramapir, Jai Ramapir". Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine