Hariram (yogi)
{{Short description|Pakistani Hindu saint}}
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Baba Hariram (1867–1947) was a Hindu saint who lived in Sindh.
Birth and early life
He was born on Sindh and developed as a guru and saint of Sindh during 19th Century CE (1867–1947).{{cite book|title=Baba Hariram, Saint of Sind|year = 1981|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q0eAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Promilla| isbn=9780836423716 |accessdate=31 August 2012}} He developed as baba under the guidance, teachings and blessings of Baba Kriparam.{{cite book|last=Butani|first=D.H.|title=Baba Hariram : Saint of Sindh|year=1981|publisher=Promilla|isbn=9789380188102|pages=1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q0eAAAAMAAJ&q=pakistan}}
He also followed Bhagat Wadhuram, an illiterate shopkeeper turned 'Baba' and considered as "Trader in Truth" by Baba Hariram.{{cite book|last=Butani|first=D.H.|title=The incredible Bhagat Wadhuram, Saint of Sind|year=1986|publisher=Promilla|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788185002019|pages=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91cqAAAAYAAJ&q=baba%20hariram|edition=1st}}
Devotees and beliefs
Devotees of Baba Hariram are mainly found in Sindh.
- "Baba Hariram was a sadhu of high spirituality at the same time a man of aggressive wordliness"{{cite book|last=Butani|first=D.H.|title=The incredible Bhagat Wadhuram, Saint of Sind|year=1986|publisher=Promilla|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788185002019|pages=xv|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91cqAAAAYAAJ&q=hariram|edition=1st}}
Disciples
=Sant Hirdaram Sahib=
Ramchand, son of Sahajram and Rochalbai of Bhiryan village, Navabshah district, Sindh (now in Pakistan) became a disciple of Baba Hariram and took sanyas and renamed by his guru as Sant Hirdaram Sahib (born 21 September 1906); and he later migrated to India during 1948 and first settled in Pushkar and later in Bairagarh, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Bairagarh is renamed as "Sant Hirdaram Nagar" in 1995 by Government of Madhya Pradesh looking to the various benevolent activities being run with his blessings & inspiration by the charitable organization - Jeev Sewa Sansthan & its sister organizations. Rev. Siddh Bhauji is successor of Paramhans Sant Hirdaram Sahib. Like his Guru, Rev. Siddh Bhauji sought sannyasa and decided to remain Bal Brahmchari. He has been devoting every moment of his life for the welfare of suffering humanity.{{cite web|last=Jeev Sewa Sansthan|title=His Holiness Sant Hirdaram Sahib|url=http://www.jeevsewa.org/tribute/life_sketch.php|publisher=Jeev Sewa Sansthan website|accessdate=31 August 2012}}
References
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Further reading
- D. H. Butani, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q0eAAAAMAAJ Baba Hariram, Saint of Sind], Promilla, 1 Jan 1981
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Category:19th-century Hindu religious leaders