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God ji5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Over the course of decades, Jhulelal has successfully become the representative God of Sindhis. Devotional songs were penned, pamphlets printed, statues installed, festivals celebrated, and cultural events organized in thousands for the cause of Jhulelal. ![]() However, in 1950 Indian Sindhis, led by Ram Panjwani in Bombay, decided to transform Jhulelal into the 'god' of all Sindhis and unify the sindhi community. ![]() ĭevotion towards Jhulelal was not uniform in pre-partition Sindh many Sindhi had never heard of him and he was one of the many deities belonging to the Sindhi cultural pantheon. Ultimately, Jhulelal convinced the King to spare the Hindus and even gained devotees among the Muslims. The reincarnation of a sindhi deity, Jhulelal exhibited supernatural powers since childhood he preached about how the Muslims believed in the same God, and emphasized that the Koran forbade forced conversion. Legends converge upon that Jhulelal was born during the rule of one Islamic despot "Mirkshah", who had issued an ultimatum to local sindhi for converting to Islam. Jhulelal, incarnation of Varuna, sitting on a lotus flower in the middle of a river and surrounded by a couple of silver fish (palla fish)Ī folkloric deity among the sect of Daryapanthi Sindhis, Jhulelal ( Sindhi: جھوليلال झूलेलाल) is the most revered deity of Sindhi in modern South Asia. ![]()
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