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Folk Lore Notes. Vol. I—Gujarat

Note 55 — Chapter IV · WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS AND SAINTS.

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(6) Rāmde Pir:—This Pir has obtained the epithet of Hindva Pir as he is worshipped mostly by the Hindus. He has worshippers in many places, where shrines are erected in his honour and verses and hymns composed and sung in his praise.55 He is evidently, as his name suggests, one of the first Khoja missionaries who practised teachings more Hindu than Musalmān in order to secure a following among the Hindus.

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