Ravidassia community

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The Ravidassia community is a religious group primarily of Dalit origin in India and the diaspora that centers its faith and social identity around the teachings and spiritual legacy of the 15th–16th century saint Ravidas.

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Label Occurrences
Ravidassia community canonical 3
Ravidassia tradition 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dalit community
Ravidassia
religious community
associatedWithCaste Ad-Dharmi
Chamar
Ramdasia
Ravidasia
linked to: Ramdasia
celebratesFestival Guru Ravidas Jayanti
linked to: Ravidas Jayanti

Maghi
centersOn spiritual legacy of Guru Ravidas
coreBelief devotion to one formless God
equality of all humans
rejection of caste discrimination
follows teachings of Guru Ravidas
hasCentralFigure Guru Ravidas
linked to: Bhagat Ravidas
hasEthnicOrigin Dalit
hasPlaceOfWorship Bhawan
Ravidas temple
linked to: Ravidas temples

Ravidasia dera
hasReligiousLeader sant
hasRitual kirtan
langar
satsang
hasSocialRole Dalit assertion of dignity
movement against caste oppression
languageUsed English
Hindi
Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language
majorPopulationIn Doaba region of Punjab
Punjab, India
linked to: Punjab
namedAfter Guru Ravidas
linked to: Bhagat Ravidas
originatesFrom India
presentIn Australia
Canada
Germany
India
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
relatedTo Dalit movement in India
Sikhism
religion Ravidassia religion
religiousTextLanguage Devanagari
Gurmukhi
selfIdentification Ravidassia
symbol Harr Nishaan
usesScripture Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji
venerates Guru Ravidas
linked to: Bhagat Ravidas

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhagat Ravidas influenced Ravidassia community
Bhagat Ravidas veneratedBy Ravidassia community
Ravidas Jayanti celebratedBy Ravidassia community
Begampura religiousTradition Ravidassia tradition
linked to: Ravidassia community