Ravidas Jayanti

Festival falling on the full moon
in the lunar month of Magh (January–
569
Ravidas Jayanti
February), celebrated as the birthday of
the medieval bhakti poet-saint Ravidas,
born near Benares. Ravidas’s birth into
the untouchable caste of leather workers (chamar) afforded him a very low
social status. His poetry is set in a personal voice and contrasts this lowly status with the honor and renown he
gained through his devotion to God. In
modern times many members of the
depressed classes see Ravidas as a
model, and his birthday is celebrated
with great fervor.