Guru Ravidas Jayanti Images: Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated to observe the birthday of Guru Ravidass, the founder of Bhakti Movement. It is celebrated on Magh Purnima day, which is the full moon day of the Magh (February) month as per Hindu calendar, is observed as the most important day of Ravidassia religion.
Ravidas, also spelt as Raidas, was an Indian saint of 15th century. He belonged to a family of leather workers. Traditionally, in Buddhism. Some of his verses found place in Guru Granth Sahib, the main text of Sikhism.
Mirabai, a Rajput lady of a royal family of Rajasthan, was one of the followers of Ravidas. They follow his teachings and consider him their Guru, the teacher.
Raidas was also a poet. He wrote poems in Hindi. A few of his poems are “ab kaise chutey ram nam”,”aasi Lal tujh binu”.
Guru Ravidas Jayanti Images
A large number of people at a Guru Ravidas fair in Jalandhar
A priest garlands an idol of Guru Ravidas on the 638th birth anniversary of the saint at a temple in Amritsar
Children enjoy on swings during the fair held at the occassion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti in Jalandhar
Devotees partake of langar on the occassion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti in Jalandhar
Devotees take out a procession ahead of Ravidas Jayanti in Bathinda
Devotees take out a procession ahead of Ravidas Jayanti in Bathinda
Thousands of devotees participate in a shobha yatra a day ahead of Guru Ravidas Jayanti in Jalandhar