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'''Baba Umad Singh''' was a spiritual leader who lived in [[Rajasthan]], India in the early 19th century. He is regarded as a local deity ("lok-devta").<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Babamela1.jpg|thumb|right|temple of Baba Umad Singh (Chhitri)]]<br />
Baba Umad Singh was born in the village of [[Buhana]], [[Jhunjhunu district]], Rajasthan. His father was Gulji Singh. <br />
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His shrine is in [[Maidee]] in the middle of [[Buhana tehsil]], [[Jhunjhunu]], Rajasthan.<br />
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According to local lore, Umad Singh was accepted by Madho Das of Jerpur Pali ([[Mahendragarh District]], [[Haryana]]) as his [[Guru]]. Umad would visit his guru on foot each day and worked at his [[ashram]] during the night.{{cn|date=June 2014}}<br />
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Madho Das eventually asked Umad to return to his own village, telling him that he would be revered as a deity there.<br />
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==Philosophy==<br />
Baba Umad Singh believed in the equality of all human beings, be they high or low, rich or poor.<br />
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There is a temple in Buhana (Chhitri) dedicated to him.<br />
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== Fair ==<br />
Each year a festival is held at Buhana (185&nbsp;km from [[Jaipur]] and 35&nbsp;km from [[Pilani]]) in memory of Baba Umad Singh. Thousands of devotees gather to pay homage during the annual event, which is held in the month of [[Jeth]], on the first day of the dark half (Jeth Badi Ekam) of the moon. In the night The devotees organize cultural programs like [[jagran]]/[[bhajan]] ''sandhya'' (evening). The songs and bhajans that are played praise the life and history of Baba Umad Singh.<br />
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=== Photos of Mela Jagran 2011 ===<br />
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File:Babaumad_singh_mela3.jpg|Kushal Singh singhing<br />
File:Babamela2.jpg|Komal Sharma Jaipur singing<br />
File:Babaumadsinghmela7.jpg|Inside of Temple<br />
File:Babaumadsinghmela5.jpg|Shri Shri 1008, Shukhveer Nath, Ji Maharaj & Baba Bakhtawar Nath Ji Maharaj and other devotees in temple<br />
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== References ==<br />
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===Sources===<br />
* [http://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-buhana-news-021003-228372-NOR.html बाबा उमदसिंह का मेला भरा]<br />
* [http://epaper.bhaskar.com/detail/?id=977363&boxid=52225243546&ch=0&map=map&currentTab=tabs-1&pagedate=05/22/2016&editioncode=156&pageno=22&view=image ]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
* [http://epaper.patrika.com/818114/Rajasthan-Patrika-Jhunjhunu/23-05-2016#page/16/2 Rajasthan Patrika Private Limited Jhunjhunu Edition epaper dated Mon, 23 May 16]<br />
* [http://epaper.patrika.com/817277/Rajasthan-Patrika-Jhunjhunu/22-05-2016#page/21/2 Rajasthan Patrika Private Limited Jhunjhunu Edition epaper dated Sun, 22 May 16]<br />
* [http://epaper.patrika.com/c/10492430 Clipping of Patrika Group - Jhunjhunu Edition]<br />
* [http://epaper.patrika.com/c/10492493 Clipping of Patrika Group - Jhunjhunu Edition]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Baba Umad Singh}}<br />
* {{Official website|http://babaumadsingh.com}}<br />
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[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Hindu saints]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century Hindu religious leaders]]</div>>Marcocapelle