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Gogaji
Sign in to saveGogaji, also known and Gugga Pir, Jahirpeer or Jaharveer Chauhan and Bagad Wala, is a folk Hindu deity in the northern India. He is worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab region, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Gujarat. He is a warrior-hero of the region, venerated as a saint and a protector against snake bites. Although there are references to him in the folklore of Rajasthan, little historical knowledge of Gugga exists other than that he ruled the small kingdom of Dadrewa (in present day Rajasthan) and was a contemporary of Prithviraj C
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Gogga.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Depiction of Gogaji Maharaj riding his blue horse
- Deity.name
- Goga Ji
- Deity.other_names
- Jaharpeer Chauhan Jaharveer Chauhan
- Deity.birth_place
- Dadrewa, Churu district, Rajasthan
- Deity.weapon
- Spear
- Deity.abode
- Dadrewa Gogamedi
- Deity.cult_center
- Rajasthan, Punjab Region, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Gujarat
- Deity.mount
- Blue horse
- Deity.temples
- Gogaji Temple
- Deity.birth_date
- 1003 AD
- Deity.father
- Raja Jewar Singh
- Deity.mother
- Rani Bachal De
- Deity.death_place
- Gogamedi, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan
- Deity.festivals
- Goga Navami (observed on the ninth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of the moon) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada)
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Accounts
- Worship
- Kingdom
- Legends
- Family
- Birth
- Marriage
- Other
- Celebration and fairs
- Rajasthan
- Himachal Pradesh
- Punjab
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Gogaji, also known and Gugga Pir, Jahirpeer or Jaharveer Chauhan and Bagad Wala, is a folk Hindu deity in the northern India. He is worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab region, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Gujarat. He is a warrior-hero of the region, venerated as a saint and a protector against snake bites. Although there are references to him in the folklore of Rajasthan, little historical knowledge of Gugga exists other than that he ruled the small kingdom of Dadrewa (in present day Rajasthan) and was a contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan.
==Etymology== According to legend, Gogaji was born in Chauhan clan to Chauhan Vacha and queen Bachhal and were rulers of this area during that period – around 900 AD. His desandants adopted the name Bachal Rajput after name of Gogaji’s mother. Another legend says his father is Jewar and mother is Bachhal from Tuar Clan. His wife is Shreeyal Roz.