Guru Ghasidas Jayanti 2023:On the 18th of December, Guru Ghasidas Jayanti is observed annually. It is regarded as a very important day, especially for Chhattisgarh people. He has dedicated his life to the welfare of people from small villages and tribes in Chhattisgarh. During his lifetime, Ghasi Das established a social-religious movement called the Satnamis in Chhattisgarh. On his way to Sarangarh, Ghasi Das is said to have acquired true knowledge. Therefore, he declared ‘Satnam’ and returned to his village.
Ghasidas was the teacher of the Satnami movement which gained prominence in the mid-1600s. The Satnami movement had its origin in the Sadhs, and it is also an offshoot of the medieval Bhakti movement.
He was born in the year 1756 in a Dalit family in village Girodhpuri of Raipur District (presently in Chhattisgarh) and died in 1836.
Guru Ghasi Das Teachings
The Guru’s teachings and philosophy are much like Sikhism. Guru Ghasidas created an image of reality referred to as “jaitkhambh” – a white-painted log of timber, with a white flag on the top. The shape indicates a white guy who follows the truth “Satnam” is usually steadfast and is the pillar of fact (Satya ka stambh). The white flag suggests peace.
Ghasi Das instigated a socio-spiritual order that discarded and helped in demolishing the hierarchical caste system from the society. This new order initiated by Ghasi Das through Satnamis concepts dealt with everyone as equal. Satnami principles country that ‘there is only one God’, that is defined as formless and limitless.
The spiritual career of Ghasi Das steadily moved to a brand-new stage while he withdrew to the forest for 6 months after which he returned to evangelize a new spiritual doctrine. Ghasi Das requested his followers to discard idol worship and all that was demanding.
From a very early age, Ghasi Das rejected social discrimination and tried to sort out the problems confronted by means of the backward community for locating solutions. And for this reason, Ghasi Das traveled expansively within the undivided state of Madhya Pradesh.
GURU GHASIDAS JAYANTI DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | December 18 | Monday |
| 2024 | December 18 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | December 18 | Thursday |
| 2026 | December 18 | Friday |
| 2027 | December 18 | Saturday |
