Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha Ontario

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About Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha Ontario

Guru Ravidass Ji is one of the most famous untouchable Sant-poets of the 15th century India. He is known as a leading star of the North Indian Bhakti movement, especially the nirguna sampradaya or sant parampara (sect or tradition of devotees of a formless God). He was a cobbler, Sant, poet, philosopher and social reformer all rolled into one. He expressed his spiritual and social philosophy in poetry, which is full of radical fervor and boundless love for the formless God. His poetry reflected his vision of the social and spiritual needs of the downtrodden and underlined the urgency of their emancipation. He, therefore, is regarded as a messiah of the downtrodden. They revere him as devoutly as Hindus revered their Gods and Goddesses, and Sikhs their Gurus. They worship his image and showed their faith in his spiritual power. His hymns were recited every morning and night, and his birthday was celebrated as a religious event. They raise slogans like Ravidass Shakti Amar Rahe (the spiritual power of Guru Ravidass Ji live forever) during his birth anniversaries.