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Lord Lunang Dev

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:29:32 +0000

Lord Lunang Dev was the eldest son of Lord Matangdev. His mother’s name is ‘Lakhnai Devi’. Lord Lunangdev was immediate successor of Lord Matangdev to the religious throne of Barmati Panth. He continued the legacy of spiritual and moral values of Barmati Panth with utmost sanctitude. Mamai Dev sermonizes Lord Lunangdev as the foremost deity of Maheshwari Meghwars.

Lunangdev strived hard to unite people from all walks of life. He played a great role in uniting Sama and Sumra clans of Sindh region. He attains very high place in the hearts of Maheshwari Meghwal community. After he left for heavenly abode, his body is buried at “Tharai” (Sindh-Pakistan). Temple of Lord Ludangdev is built at Luni (Mundra-Kutch) and in his fond memory every year pilgrimage is performed at Luni Temple on Chaitra Chaturthi.

Lord Matai Dev

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:23:09 +0000

Lord Matai Dev was born to ‘Punvat Devi’ and Ludangdev. Like his forefathers, he was also a sacred learned man having knowledge of all branches of studies including medicine. He continued the legacy of Baarmati-Panth with same zeal and enthusiasm. He played a very prominent role in the formation of Princely dynasty of Jadeja clan (a worrier class of Indian Kshatriyas) in the Kutch-Sindh region. His orders were obeyed by all Jadejas as a call of God. The supreme religious power of ordaining someone as King was conferred upon to Lord Maatai-Dev. This indeed was a historical phenomenon in India, as this prestigious supreme power of ordainment was reserved only for the high caste Brahmins. He had also performed 12 years rigorous meditation (tap) at Matangrai (Anjar). After his heavenly abode, his body is buried at Bhadra-Sindh (now in Pakistan).

Chandrua Dham

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:37:26 +0000

“Chandrua Dham”
The Holy place of Lord Dhani Matangdev.
Chandrua Dham, The holy place of lord Matangdev situated on the “Chandrua” Hill between Lakhond and Kalitalavdi village in Bhuj Taluka(Kutch dist), India. It is far from Bhuj about 20 km. Our Lord Shree Matangdev was stay there for veneration and constantly had meditate 12 year. Lord Matangdev was also regularly bathe in Pur River nearby Chandrua hill. Chandrua Dham is very important holy place yet today because whenever any group pilgrimage to be held by Maheshwari followers from Kutch so they come first at Chandrua Dham and thereafter go to other holy places. During 26 Jan. 2001 Earthquake, There was also damaged too much to temple but nowadays that temple has been demolished and on that place the new temple’s work is in progress by our donors.

Chief Donors:

Mr. V.K. Maheshwari (Dy. Engg.) – Adipur – Gandhidham.

Mr. Ramjibhai Dheda (Avenue Group) – Mundra Kutch.

વેદ :
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The Shrines of Maheshwari Meghwar Saints in Sindh

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:26:35 +0000

The Four Shrines of Maheshwari Meghwar Saints in Sindh belong to the Bar Mati Panth, which was initiated by Shree Dhanee Matang Dev in the 11th Century A.D. through preaching in Sindh and Kutch including some parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan. His descendant Shree Lurang Dev, Shree Matai Dev and Shree Mamai Dev extended the sacred cause to uplift the low caste people. Their shrines are now located in the Southern part of Sindh, that are visited as centers of pilgrimages by the Maheshwari Meghwar followers. This introductory paper will contribute information on the historical background of Shrines in the context of the Panth. The simplicity of the shrines and the heavily performed pilgrimage rituals thereon are dominated by the complex methodology and symbolism of the Panth that still preserve the original identity of these shrines.

Original source provided by:
Mohan Devraj THONTYA (Karachi University)

About him
Mohan Devraj THONTYA is currently studying in Mphill/PhD in the Department of General History, University of Karachi working on the subject Thesis: History and Culture of Meghwars: From the earliest times to the modern age under the supervision of Prof Dr Javed Husain. He has published several papers, including “Sammatri” in “Karachi” published by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Chair, University of Karachi, in November,2000. Mohan Devraj Thontya did extensive fieldwork for collecting hundreds of manuscripts from the Maheshwari Meghwars tradition. Thanks to his mastery of many languages, he is preparing a translation in English of the most important pieces.