Historical Period14c CE
11th–14th c. CE; continuous worship since
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Deities
Baba Ramdev Pir
Rāmdev Jī Pīr — deified 14th-century saint of Rajasthan
Rāmdev Jī Pīr — deified 14th-century saint of Rajasthan
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Bābā Rāmdev Pīr (also Rāmsā Pīr) is a 14th-century Rajasthani folk-saint revered by both Hindus and Muslims. A Rajput prince of Pokaran, he is believed to have taken samādhi in 1459 CE. His shrine at Ramdevra (Jaisalmer district) draws pilgrims of every faith.
The Rajasthani folk-hero cults of Baba Ramdev, Pabuji, Gogaji, Tejaji, and Meḥājī represent a living non-Brahminical religious stratum centred on ethics of honour (parcā), promise-keeping, cattle-protection, and the oath-bound warrior. These deities are worshipped primarily by Jāṭ, Rājput, and Mer communities, but also by Dalit groups (Meghwal) and Muslim Rajasthanis. Their epics — Pābūjī-kī-Paṛ, Rāmdev-Rāsā, Gogājī-ke-jhālle — are sung through the night by itinerant Bhopa priests, using painted scrolls (paṛ), single-stringed rāvaṇahatthā, tambourines.
Their shrines rarely have Brahmin priests; the rituals are conducted by community elders. Offerings are cooked food (especially rōṭ and millet breads), coconut, turmeric, red cloth, and cash pledges.
