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'''Devraha Baba''' ( |
'''Devraha Baba''' (before 1290-19 May 1990), also spelled '''Deoraha baba'''<ref> Lutgendorf, Philip p.296</ref> was an Indian [[Siddha]] Yogi saint who lived beside the [[Yamuna]] river in [[Mathura]]. He was known as "ageless Yogi with a secular image".<ref name=inclusion/> He was known as a [[sadhu]] who preached harmony between religious communities.<ref name=preach>{{cite book|last=Subrata Kumar Mitra,|first=James Chiriyankandath|title=Electoral politics in India: a changing landscape|year=1992|publisher=Segment Books|location=New Delhi|pages=46|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=XBONAAAAMAAJ&q=devraha+baba&dq=devraha+baba&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BCbTUNH2BYS4rAeD0oFQ&ved=0CGIQ6AEwCTgK}}</ref> |
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Devraha Baba | |
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 Ageless Baba | |
| Personal | |
| Born | around 1240 or before or 190 or beforeDeoria, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 19 May 1990 [1] Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh |
| Resting place | Vrindavan,Uttar Pradesh |
| Religion | Siddha Yogi saint |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | |
| Temple | Devararahi Mandir (Deoria) |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Mail Chauraha |
| Post | Lar Road |
Devraha Baba (before 1290-19 May 1990), also spelled Deoraha baba[2] was an Indian Siddha Yogi saint who lived beside the Yamuna river in Mathura. He was known as "ageless Yogi with a secular image".[3] He was known as a sadhu who preached harmony between religious communities.[4]
Life
Devraha Baba was a hermit from Vrindavan.[5] He was considered to be a "spiritual guide to everyone from a pauper to the most powerful ... above narrow confines of caste and community."[3] Village people as well as important personalities waited for hours to have a glimpse or darshan of him.[6] He received visits from politicians seeking his blessings at the time of general elections, including Indira Gandhi, Buta Singh,[6] and Rajiv Gandhi.[7] Rajiv Gandhi and his wife Sonia Gandhi visited his ashram on the eve of the 1989 elections.[8] He used to bless the devotees with his feet.[9]
He lived on a 12-foot-high (3.7 m) wooden platform near the river and wore a small deerskin.[10] A barricade of wooden planks hid his semi-naked body from his devotees, and he came down only to bathe in the river.[11]
Longevity claims
There are various claims of his longevity, starting from 150 years and above[6][7] but verifiable records are not available. He was called "ageless Yogi with a secular image".[3] BBC correspondent Mark Tully observed that local people believed Baba died only when he wished to.[10]
Association with the demolition of the Babri Masjid
Devraha Baba's name was included by the Liberhan Commission on the list of those accused of demolishing the Babri Masjid, even though he died two years before the demolition of the structure.[3] Pro-Hindu organisations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad had been successful in persuading Devraha Baba to support their cause of building a Ram temple at Ayodhya, and the brief speeches of Baba attracted large gatherings.[10] Tully also observed that some of Devraha Baba's devotees used him for financial as well as political gains.[10]
Notes
- ^ "Baba in the report who makes Congress squirm". The Indian Express. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Lutgendorf, Philip p.296
- ^ a b c d "Devraha Baba's indictment enrages seers in Ayodhya". The Times of India. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Subrata Kumar Mitra,, James Chiriyankandath (1992). Electoral politics in India: a changing landscape. New Delhi: Segment Books. p. 46.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2010). Religion, caste, and politics in India. New Delhi: Primus Books. p. 240. ISBN 9789380607047.
- ^ a b c Cohen Lawrence p.283-5
- ^ a b Dasgupta, Swapan (11 Friday 2006). "BEYOND THE OLD BOOKS — Modern India and the discourse of faith". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 19 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Kidwai, Rasheed (2003). Sonia, a biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. p. 131.
- ^ Christophe Jaffrelot, edited by Jacob Copeman, Aya Ikegame (2012). The Guru in South Asia: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives. New York and Oxon: Routledge. p. 83. ISBN 9781136298066.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Mark Tully, edited by Dom Moraes (2004). The Penguin book of Indian journeys. New Delhi: Penguin India. pp. 101–105. ISBN 9780141007649.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Crossette, Barbara (November 22, 1989). "India to Begin Voting ; Today on Fate of the Nation and the House of Nehru". The New York Times.
References
- Cohen, Lawrence (2000). No Aging in India: Alzheimer's, The Bad Family, and Other Modern Things (2000 ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22462-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Total pages: 367 - Lutgendorf, Philip (2007). Hanuman's tale: the messages of a divine monkey (2007 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-530921-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Total pages: 434 - Rama, Swami (1978). Living with the Himalayan masters: spiritual experiences of Swami Rama (1978 ed.). Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Sciences & Philosophy.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Total pages: 490