Ravidas Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas, was celebrated across the country.
About:
He was a Dalit-poet saint from the Bhakti movement era in northern India who probably lived during the 14th to 16th He belonged to a leather-working Chamar community, whose profession involved processing dead animals and their skins.
The 41 hymns of Guru Ravidas have been included in the Guru Granth Sahib.
The famous saint poetess, Mirabai was a disciple of Guru Ravidas.
Key teachings:
Everybody is equal in all respects, irrespective of caste, color or a belief in any form of God; Emphasised on universal brotherhood and tolerance.
God created man and not man created God;
He abandoned saguna (with attributes, image) forms of supreme beings, and focussed on the nirguna (without attributes, abstract) form of supreme beings.
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