A folkloric hero among Sindhi Hindus, 'Jhulelal,' also known as dariyalal by Gujaratis, is the most beloved Sindhi Hindu god in the modern Indian Subcontinent.
According to popular belief, Jhulelal was born during the reign of the Islamic dictator "Mirkshah," who issued orders to local Hindus to convert to Islam. The boy was the avatar of a Hindu deity and possessed supernatural abilities from childhood; he went on to teach about how Hindus and Muslims worshipped the same God and that the Koran prohibited forcible conversion. Finally, Jhulelal persuaded the King to spare the Hindus and earned followers among the Muslims.
In pre-partition Sindh, devotion to Jhulelal was constant; many Sindhi Hindus believe in Jhulelal so much that they begin any endeavour with his name. Sindhis' ISHTDEV is Jhulelal.
Iṣṭa-devatā. Devotional songs were written, pamphlets were printed, statues were erected, festivals were held, and cultural activities were staged in their numbers for the benefit of Jhulelal. Jhulelal has effectively become the Hindu God of Sindhis within the boundaries of Hinduism over the course of decades.
Jhulelal's iconography differs greatly. Sindhi Hindus worship Jhulelal at the Odero Lal Site in Pakistan's Sindh region, which is shared by Hindus and Sindhi Muslims who venerate the shrine as Sheikh Tahir's grave. In India, there is a second shrine called Jhulelal Tirthdham, which may be found in Narayan Sarovar, Kutch, and Gujarat.
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