Tomb of Mamaidev
Tomb of Mamaidev located at Makli, Pakistan.
Tomb of Mamaidev located at Makli, Pakistan.

The Mamaidev was a philosopher born in India in the 12th century. He was the son of Mataidev, who was the son of Lurangdev, who was the son of Dhani Matang Dev. He preached religion to the Meghwar community of Saurashtra, Kutch of Gujarat and Sindh, in present day Pakistan. He also preached to the poor Sinbhariya Meghwar for Dharma. He described and formulated ancient Barmati Panth. His tomb is located in the Thatta District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.[1]

He lived during the periods of Jadeja Samma rulers of Kutch and Samma rulers of Thatta. He composed hundreds of Bārmati Ginans in Sindhi, Kutchi and Halari languages and these sacred verses are called Māmai Dev jo Ginān. He died in Thatta and at the same place a shrine called Mamai Dev Astan was constructed. Every year, pilgrimage is done by devotees to this shrine to commemorate his death[2]

References

  1. ^ Christoph Bochinger; Jörg Rüpke (1 January 2017). Dynamics of Religion: Past and Present. Proceedings of the XXI World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 347. ISBN 978-3-11-045093-4.
  2. ^ "Shree Mamai Dev Asthan, Thatta". Heritage of Sindh,Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of the Heritage of Sindh, Sindh Government. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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