Ramnami Society Sets A Unique Devotion To Lord Shri Ram
Ramnami society sets a unique, amazing, and unimaginable example of devotion to Lord Shri Ram. Ramnami society of Chhattisgarh offers a unique, amazing, and unimaginable example of devotion to Lord Shri Ram. This society is opposed to going to temple and idol worship but is excited about the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.
They do devotion to Rama, who sits in the Mana Temple. The people of society get the name God Rama applied to the body. People of this society recite the couplets and chaupis of Ramcharitmanas at the fair and other events.
The people of the Ramnami Panth originally live in about 100 villages of Janjgir-Champa, Raigad, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Mahasamund, and Raipur districts of Chhattisgarh. However, now their number remains between 150 and 175 only.
Once their population was 10 to 12 thousand. The new generation avoids tattooing. Ramani cult was started by a young man named Parshuram Bhardwaj, a resident of Charpara in Malkharoda region around 1890. People belonging to this cult, about 130 years old, write Ram-Ram on the body and give the message that Ram is in the air and blood.
Greetings with each other are also from Rama-Rama. Rampyare, a resident of Jorapali, president of the Ramnami society, says that we worship the Ramcharit Manas. The biggest religious event is Bhajan Mela. In this, they sing Ramcharitmanas.
Name according to tattoo: Rampyare, president of the Ramnami society, says that the name of the person who writes the name on the body is fixed according to the tattoo. If Rama-Rama is written on someone’s entire body, then it is called Nakhshikh Ramnami.
The one who writes Rambam on the entire forehead is called Sarvang Ramnami and the one who writes Ram-Ram only on the forehead is called Shiromani Ramnami. Five major identities: Ramnami society has five major identities. The first hymn or Jaitakhamba. It is also called Jai Pillar.
One pillar is large, while four are small. Apart from this, a crown made of peacock feathers, Ram-Ram’s tattooing on the body, cloth written with Ramnam and fifth Ghungroo. While performing bhajan, people of Ramnami society wear a crown of peacock feathers on the head, Ram-Ram has written on the body and Ghungroo on the feet.
