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[[File:Balmiki.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Ashram (Balmiki)|Balmiki Ashram]] in [[Southall]], United Kingdom.]]<br />
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'''Balmikism''' is a [[Hindu]] sect that reveres the sage [[Valmiki|Balmiki]] (also known as Bala Shah or Lal Beg) as their ancestor as a [[patron saint]].<ref name="Kananaikil1983"/> Followers believe that Balmiki was an [[avatar]] of God, and they consider his works, the ''[[Ramayana]]'' and the ''[[Yoga Vasistha]]'', as their holy [[scripture]].<ref name="Kananaikil1983">{{cite book |last1=Kananaikil |first1=Jose |title=Scheduled Castes and the Struggle Against Inequality: Strategies to Empower the Marginalised |date=1983 |publisher=Indian Social Institute |page=17 |language=en}}</ref> Balmiki is often depicted as wearing red clothing and is thus known as Lal Bhekh (or Lal Beg).<ref name="Leslie2017">{{cite book |last1=Leslie |first1=Julia |title=Authority and Meaning in Indian Religions: Hinduism and the Case of Valmiki |date=22 November 2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-77299-0 |page=51 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Ashram (Balmiki)|Balmiki mandirs]] (temples) are open to all and the most important festival celebrated by Balmiki Hindus is Balmiki Jayanti, which marks the birthday of Balmiki.<ref name="Dalal2014">{{cite book |last1=Dalal |first1=Roshen |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Many worshippers at Balmiki Hindu temples are [[Dalit]]s, especially those belonging to the [[Chuhra]] community, though adherents from other castes pray there too and patrons of Balmiki temples come from diverse castes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berti |first1=Daniela |last2=Jaoul |first2=Nicolas |last3=Kanungo |first3=Pralay |title=Cultural Entrenchment of Hindutva: Local Mediations and Forms of Convergence |date=29 November 2020 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-08368-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Finally, Bhagwan Valmiki's idol reaches temple |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/amritsar/finally-bhagwan-valmiki-s-idol-reaches-temple-329750 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=en |date=29 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Valmiki caste]]<br />
*[[Ardaas]]<br />
*[[Pargat Diwas]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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