October 19, 2025

Sant Ravidas ji

  • PM Modi recently laid the foundation stone of the memorial and temple of Sant Shiromani Sri Ravidas ji on 11 acres of land in Bartuma Sagar Madhya Pradesh, at a cost of about Rs 100 crore.

ABOUT SANT RAVIDAS

  • He was a prominent mystic-saint of the North Indian Bhakti movement who was venerated as a guru in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana.
  • He taught removal of social divisions of caste and gender, and promoted unity in the pursuit of personal spiritual freedom.
  • He is also the central figure within the Ravidassia religious movement.
  • Begumpura City was envisioned by him as a city which is casteless, classless and does not have untouchability. There is no injustice, no worries, no terror and no torture.
  • His padas, devotional songs, and other writings are mentioned in religious text of Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib.
  • The Panch Vani text of the Dadu Panthi tradition within Hinduism also includes numerous poems of Sant Ravidas.
  • He was also considered spiritual Guru of Meera Bai.
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