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	'''Rana Jashraj''' was elevated to the name '''Veer Dada Jashraj''' and he was worshiped as [[kuladevata]] by the [[Lohana]] caste.<ref name="Upendra Thakur">{{cite book\|last=Thakur\|first=Upendra\|title=Sindhi Culture\|year=1959\|publisher=University of Bombay\|pages=175\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuItAAAAMAAJ&q=jasraj,thakur}}</ref><ref name="Pierre Lachaier">{{cite book\|last=Lachaier\|first=Pierre\|title=Firmes et entreprises en Inde: Ia firme lignagere dans ses reseaux\|year=1999\|publisher=KARTHALA Edition\|isbn=978-2-86537-927-9\|pages=70\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j-xSUpZrzgMC&dq=jashraj%2Cbride&pg=PA70}}</ref> In memory of Jashraj, ''[[Vasant Panchami]]'' (the fifth day of the spring season as per the [[Hindu calendar]]) is celebrated as a ''balidaani diwas'' (martyr day) of Veer Dada Jashraj.		'''Rana Jashraj''' was elevated to the name '''Veer Dada Jashraj''' and he was worshiped as [[kuladevata]] by the [[Lohana]] caste.<ref name="Upendra Thakur">{{cite book\|last=Thakur\|first=Upendra\|title=Sindhi Culture\|year=1959\|publisher=University of Bombay\|pages=175\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuItAAAAMAAJ&q=jasraj,thakur}}</ref><ref name="Pierre Lachaier">{{cite book\|last=Lachaier\|first=Pierre\|title=Firmes et entreprises en Inde: Ia firme lignagere dans ses reseaux\|year=1999\|publisher=KARTHALA Edition\|isbn=978-2-86537-927-9\|pages=70\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j-xSUpZrzgMC&dq=jashraj%2Cbride&pg=PA70}}</ref> In memory of Jashraj, ''[[Vasant Panchami]]'' (the fifth day of the spring season as per the [[Hindu calendar]]) is celebrated as a ''balidaani diwas'' (martyr day) of Veer Dada Jashraj.

	Veer Dada Jashraj is a deity worshiped by Lohana, [[Bhanushali]], [[Khatri]], and [[Saraswat Brahmin]] community of [[Punjab region\|Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[Gujarat]] of the Indian subcontinent.		Veer Dada Jashraj is a deity worshiped by Lohana, [[Bhanushali]], [[Khatri]], and [[Saraswat Brahmin]] community of [[Punjab region\|Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[Gujarat]] of the Indian subcontinent.

	As per their folk tales, Jashraj, who lived around between 1205 and 1231, was at his wedding mandap when he learned that enemies were stealing cattle, the holy animal worshipped by Hindus. He left his fears and confronted his enemies to save the cattle. He was assisted in war by his sister Harkor. Although, the enemy from Kabul was eventually defeated, and Jashraj became victorious, he was killed as a result of an enemy ~~strategem~~. He has ever since been worshiped by Lohanas and Bhanushalis as Veer Dada Jashraj and his sister [[Harkor]] is worshiped as kuladevi by the Lohana clan.		As per their folk tales, Jashraj, who lived around between 1205 and 1231, was at his wedding mandap when he learned that enemies were stealing cattle, the holy animal worshipped by Hindus. He left his fears and confronted his enemies to save the cattle. He was assisted in war by his sister Harkor. Although, the enemy from Kabul was eventually defeated, and Jashraj became victorious, he was killed as a result of an enemy stratagem. He has ever since been worshiped by Lohanas and Bhanushalis as Veer Dada Jashraj and his sister [[Harkor]] is worshiped as kuladevi by the Lohana clan.

	However, Lohanas today consider Dada Jasraj as their folk deity or kuladevata and there is a custom of giving offerings such as dates and jaggery to the idol of Dada Jasraj, who is shown riding a horse. Newlywed brides offer these to Dada Jasraj wearing colorful clothes. Previously it was prescribed to wear only white clothes, while offering puja, but this custom is now almost forgotten by the Lohanas.<ref name="Pierre Lachaier"/>		However, Lohanas today consider Dada Jasraj as their folk deity or kuladevata and there is a custom of giving offerings such as dates and jaggery to the idol of Dada Jasraj, who is shown riding a horse. Newlywed brides offer these to Dada Jasraj wearing colorful clothes. Previously it was prescribed to wear only white clothes, while offering puja, but this custom is now almost forgotten by the Lohanas.<ref name="Pierre Lachaier"/>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*Lohanas in Diaspora, Rohit Barot, Department of Sociology, Centre for the Study of Minorities and Social Change,University of Bristol [http://issuu.com/cosmicrohit/docs/historical_self-identification_of_the_uk_lohanas__?mode=window&pageNumber=1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veer_Jasraj_Dada.jpg		*Lohanas in Diaspora, Rohit Barot, Department of Sociology, Centre for the Study of Minorities and Social Change, University of Bristol [http://issuu.com/cosmicrohit/docs/historical_self-identification_of_the_uk_lohanas__?mode=window&pageNumber=1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veer_Jasraj_Dada.jpg

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'''Rana Jashraj''' was elevated to the name '''Veer Dada Jashraj''' and he was worshiped as [[kuladevata]] by the [[Lohana]] caste.<ref name="Upendra Thakur">{{cite book|last=Thakur|first=Upendra|title=Sindhi Culture|year=1959|publisher=University of Bombay|pages=175|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuItAAAAMAAJ&q=jasraj,thakur}}</ref><ref name="Pierre Lachaier">{{cite book|last=Lachaier|first=Pierre|title=Firmes et entreprises en Inde: Ia firme lignagere dans ses reseaux|year=1999|publisher=KARTHALA Edition|isbn=978-2-86537-927-9|pages=70|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j-xSUpZrzgMC&dq=jashraj%2Cbride&pg=PA70}}</ref> In memory of Jashraj, ''[[Vasant Panchami]]'' (the fifth day of the spring season as per the [[Hindu calendar]]) is celebrated as a ''balidaani diwas'' (martyr day) of Veer Dada Jashraj.

Veer Dada Jashraj is a deity worshiped by Lohana, [[Bhanushali]], [[Khatri]], and [[Saraswat Brahmin]] community of [[Punjab region|Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[Gujarat]] of the Indian subcontinent.

As per their folk tales, Jashraj, who lived around between 1205 and 1231, was at his wedding mandap when he learned that enemies were stealing cattle, the holy animal worshipped by Hindus. He left his fears and confronted his enemies to save the cattle. He was assisted in war by his sister Harkor. Although, the enemy from Kabul was eventually defeated, and Jashraj became victorious, he was killed as a result of an enemy strategem. He has ever since been worshiped by Lohanas and Bhanushalis as Veer Dada Jashraj and his sister [[Harkor]] is worshiped as kuladevi by the Lohana clan.

However, Lohanas today consider Dada Jasraj as their folk deity or kuladevata and there is a custom of giving offerings such as dates and jaggery to the idol of Dada Jasraj, who is shown riding a horse. Newlywed brides offer these to Dada Jasraj wearing colorful clothes. Previously it was prescribed to wear only white clothes, while offering puja, but this custom is now almost forgotten by the Lohanas.<ref name="Pierre Lachaier"/>

==See also==
*[[Rana Vachhraj]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*Lohanas in Diaspora, Rohit Barot, Department of Sociology, Centre for the Study of Minorities and Social Change,University of Bristol [http://issuu.com/cosmicrohit/docs/historical_self-identification_of_the_uk_lohanas__?mode=window&pageNumber=1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veer_Jasraj_Dada.jpg

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