Ramdev | |
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Baba Pir Shah | |
![]() Ramdev Pir depicted riding a horse with Sufi Saint named Harji Bhati in background | |
Ruler of Runicha | |
Reign | Marwar |
Predecessor | Ajmal ji Tanwar |
Born | Chaitra Sudi Panchami V.S. 1405 Undu Kashmir, Barmer, Rajasthan |
Burial | 1385 Ramdevra, Jaisalmer Rajasthan |
Spouse | Netalde |
Dynasty | Tanwar |
Father | Ajmal ji Tanwar |
Mother | Minal Devi (Menade) |
Religion | Hindu |
Baba Ramdev (or Ramdevji, or Ramdeo Pir,[1] Ramsha Pir (1352–1385 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu deity of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. He was a fourteenth-century Rajput ruler[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 Meghwanshi or Meghwal community are called Rikhiya. Who are considered to be staunch devotees of Baba Ramdev, they have special rights to worship baba Ramdev and many other social groups in India worship him as Ishta-deva.[3] He is considered as an avatar of the god Krishna.[3][4]
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...