Place · Ramnami origin village · India
Charpara / the Ramnami heartland, Janjgir-Champa
Also known as Charpara village, Ramnami heartland
Charpara and the surrounding Mahanadi-plain villages of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh are the heartland of the Rāmnāmī Samāj, where Sant Parashurām began the movement in the 1890s. The annual Bhajan Melā on Mārgaśīrṣa Pūrṇimā (December-January) rotates between villages in Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Sarangarh districts and brings up to 20,000 Rāmnāmīs together round a wooden Jaitkhambh ('victory pillar') inscribed with Rām-nām. The sect's dharmśālās (community halls) are concentrated in the belt between Shivrinarayan on the Mahanadi and Sarangarh town.
- Periods
- late colonial, Republic of India
- Function
- Religious institution & practice
- River basin
- Mahanadi
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 21.950, 82.600
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- OriginRāmnāmī Samāj
The Rāmnāmī Samāj originated in Charpara and the surrounding Mahanadi-plain villages of Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh, in the 1890s. The sect's heartland remains in the triangle between Shivrinarayan on the Mahanadi, Janjgir-Champa town and Sarangarh — the Bhajan Melā rotates between villages here each Mārgaśīrṣa Pūrṇimā, with up to 20,000 Rāmnāmīs gathering round a wooden Jaitkhambh pillar inscribed with Rām-nām.
Sources
Standard reference; Wikipedia Ramnami Samaj; district gazetteer.
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