![]() Devotional songs were penned, pamphlets printed, statues installed, festivals celebrated, and cultural events organized in thousands for the cause of Jhulelal. However, in 1950 an emigrant section of Sindhi Hindus, led by Ram Panjwani in Bombay, decided to transform Jhulelal into the iṣṭa-devatā of all Sindhi Hindus and unify the diaspora. ![]() ![]() ĭevotion towards Jhulelal was not uniform in pre-partition Sindh many Sindhi Hindus had never heard of him and he was one of the many deities belonging to the Sindhi pantheon. Ultimately, Jhulelal convinced the King to spare the Hindus and even gained devotees among the Muslims. ![]() The child being the reincarnation of a Hindu deity exhibited supernatural powers since childhood, and preached about how the Hindus as well as Muslims believed in the same God, and the Koran forbade forced conversion. ![]() Legends converge upon that Jhulelal was born during the rule of one Islamic despot "Mirkshah", who had issued an ultimatum to local Hindus for converting to Islam. A folkloric hero among the sect of Daryapanthi Sindhis, Jhulelal is the most revered deity of Sindhi Hindus in modern South Asia. ![]()
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