Biography guru ravidass ji 2016
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Quick Facts About
Shri Guru Ravidas Ji
Some important facts relating to the life of
Satguru Ravidass Maharaj
| Date of Birth: | Year 1377 A.D.(Magh Sudi 15, Bikrami Samvat 1433) |
| Birth place: | Seer Goverdhanpur, Banaras (Varanasi), U. P. – India |
| Name of father: | Shri Santokh Dass |
| Name of mother: | Shrimati Kalsi Devi |
| Name of grandfather: | Shri Kalu Ram |
| Name of grandmother: | Shrimati Lakhpati |
| Name of wife: | Shrimati Lona |
| Name of son: | Shri Vijay Dass |
| Date of Brahmleen (Salvation): | Sangrand of month of Harh, Bikrami Samvat 1584, (1528 A. D.) |
| Place of Brahmleen (Salvation) : | Banaras (Varanasi) |
Principles of Ravidassia Religion
| 1. Our Guru: | Satguru Ravidass Maharaj |
| 2. Our Religion: | Ravidassia |
| 3. Our Religious Granth: | Amritbani Satguru RavidassMaharaj |
| 4. Our Religious Symbol: | |
| 5. Our Salutation: | Jai Gurudev |
| 6. Our ultimate place of Pilgrimage: | Sri Guru Ravidass JanamAsthan Mandir, Seer Goverdhanpur, Varanasi (U.P.)- India |
| Guru Ravidass Jayanti | |
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Procession of Ravidassias in Bedford | |
| Observed by | Sikhs |
| Type | Religious, cultural |
| Significance | Commemoration of the birth of Ravidas |
| Celebrations | Gurudwaras are decorated, and prayers are organised. Guru Granth Sahib is read across the country. Devotees dress in the manner as Ravidas. |
| Date | Purnima Tithi (Full Moon day) in the month of Magh |
| 2025 date | February 12, 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
Guru Ravidass Jayanti is the birthday of Ravidas, celebrated on Magh Purnima, the full moon day in the month of Magh month. It is the annual focal point for the festival in India; People across countries celebrate this special occasion in India. Also, devotees take a holy dip in the river to perform rites. The 2020 date for the Jayanti was 9 February, and the 2021 date was 16 February.
He is known as a spiritual man and also as a social reformer because of his work again
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Guru Ravidas
In the 15th to 16th centuries CE, Ravidas, also known as Raidas, was an Indian mystic poet-saint who led the bhakti movement. He was a poet, social reformer, and spiritual figure who was revered as a guru (teacher) in the contemporary regions of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana. The specifics of Ravidas’ life are disputed and unknown. He is thought to have been born around 1450 CE. He advocated for the elimination of caste and gender-based social barriers and encouraged cooperation in the quest for individual spiritual freedom. The devotional verses of Ravidas are found in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs. There are a lot of poems by Ravidas in the Panch Vani scripture of the Dadu Panthi style of Hinduism. He is also the Ravidassia’s main character.
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