Skip to content
Gogaji
EntityQ3635344· pop 13· linked from 172 articles

Also known as Neele ghode wale Raja

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 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)

via Wikipedia infobox

~15 min read

Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gogaji” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (3)