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Deities
Harbhujī of Benewad
HarbhujÄ« ā Rajasthani folk-god who prophesies
HarbhujÄ« ā Rajasthani folk-god who prophesies
Hindu / Rajasthani / Folk
HarbhujÄ« (1400s) was a Rajput of Nagaur, a contemporary of Ramdev-ji, Pabuji, and Gogaji. He is one of the 5 PÄ«r-PÄ«į¹hÄs of Marwar (the 5 folk-saint-gods). Tradition: he fought against caste discrimination by the landlord classes; after death he continued to prophecy through his devotees. The shrine at Benewad holds the annual Harbhuji MelÄ at BhÄdra PÅ«rį¹imÄ (AugustāSeptember) ā pilgrims walk barefoot from neighboring Thar villages.
India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions ā each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
