{"id":367497,"date":"2026-07-15T18:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367497"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:37:17","slug":"ravidassias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ravidassias\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravidassias"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Thousands of Ravidassias gathered in Punjab\u2019s Phagwara to renew their demand for a separate \u201cRavidassia religion\u201dcategory in the Census.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Ravidassias<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367505\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-367505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-WikiBharat.jpg?resize=300%2C208&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ravidassias\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-WikiBharat.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-WikiBharat.jpg?resize=768%2C534&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-WikiBharat.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; WikiBharat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ravidassias are a Dalit community<\/strong> that <strong>follows the spiritual teachings<\/strong>, egalitarian philosophy, and mystic poetry <strong>of Guru Ravidas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> The bulk of the community, <strong>comprising nearly 12 lakh people, lives in the Doaba region of Punjab, including Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, and Nawanshahr.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of Ravidassias:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sacred Scripture:<\/strong> The community <strong>follows Amritbani, which contains 200 hymns of Guru Ravidas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Begampura Concept: Guru Ravidas introduced the idea of Begampura,<\/strong> which described an <strong>equal society free from sorrow, fear, and discrimination.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pilgrimage Centre:<\/strong> <strong>Seer Goverdhanpur in Varanasi, the birthplace of Guru Ravidas,<\/strong> is the major pilgrimage centre for devotees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Guru Ravidas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guru Ravidas was born in Varanasi in a cobbler\u2019s family<\/strong> and became a leading <strong>mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti Movement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Beliefs:<\/strong> He<strong> believed in one God<\/strong> and spread his <strong>message through unbiased religious poems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Reform:<\/strong> He dedicated his life to <strong>abolishing the caste system.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contribution:<\/strong> His devotional songs <strong>greatly influenced the Bhakti Movement,<\/strong> and <strong>around 41 of his poems were included in the Guru Granth Sahib.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vision:<\/strong> He introduced the <strong>concept of Begampura, which represented an egalitarian society free from sorrow, fear, and discrimination.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Thousands of Ravidassias gathered in Punjab\u2019s Phagwara to renew their demand for a separate \u201cRavidassia religion\u201dcategory in the Census. About Ravidassias Ravidassias are a Dalit community that follows the spiritual teachings, egalitarian philosophy, and mystic poetry of Guru Ravidas. 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