THAKURJOO MANWATI
THAKURJOO MANWATI (“POET-SAINT OF KASHMIR”)
SWAMI SYAMANAND JI MAHARAJ
He was born at Ganpatyar, Srinagar in the Jattu family with the Gotra Dev Bhardwaj.
SWAMI SONAKAK JI
He was born in Srinagar (1878 -1942) AD.
SWAMI MAHESHWAR NATH JI
He was born on the foot hills of Harishwara Hill is a village called Khonmoh, Srinagar (1911 – 1990).
SWAMI HIMMAT TAK
He was born in the year 1845 near Goshi – a village at Kupwara District (1845 -1912).
PT. MANSA RAM RAZDAN
He lived in Kashmir Srinagar near Banamohalla.
PARAMAHANS SWAMI POORNANAND JI SARASWATI
Swamiji came from the well-known Dhar clan of Safakadal, Srinagar (1912 – 1196).
PANDIT RADHA KRISHNA KAUL MOHTSIB
He was born at Motiyar, Rainawari, Srinagar (1907 – 1988).
SWAMI PARMANAND
Pandit Nand Ram, Parmanand being his penname, was born in Seer Village near Mattan (Martand), one of the famous holy
SWAMI ASHOKANANDA
Swami Ji was born in 1911 in a poor Mukherjee family in a small village in East Bengal now in Bangladesh.
PIR PANDIT PADSHAH
He was born at Sopore, Srinagar during 17th century (1637 – 1697) AD.
SWAMI RAMJI
He was born to a Brahmin family at Chinktal Mohalla, Srinagar during 19th century (1852 – 1915) AD.
UTPALADEVA
He might have lived somewhere in Nauhatta (Navyut) in Srinagar around 9th century (900 – 950) AD.
SWAMI VIDYADHAR
Swami Vidyadhar was born in the year 1886 AD, in a village at Srinagar, Kashmir in an orthodox Brahmin (Kanthdhomayan Gotra) family during 19th century.
SWAMI SED BAB
He was born at village Hanjiveira, Tshsil Pattan, Kashmir (1902 – 1985).
SWAMI SHANKAR RAZDAN
He was born in a middle class family at Kaniakadal, Srinagar (1886 – 1983).
SWAMI NILKANTH JI
He lived in the valley of Kashmir.
SWAMI NAND LAL JI
Swami Nand Lal Ji was born at Gurgari Mohalla, Zaina Kadal Srinagar (1902 – 1966)
SWAMI NAND BADH
He was born in a village Nunar near Ganderba, Kashmir.
SWAMI MAST RAM JI
Swami Mast Ram Ji was born in 1931 at Budlada, Punjab.
SWAMI LAKSHMAN JOO
Lakshman Joo was born in a Kashmiri Hindu Brahmin family at Namchiba in Srinagar, Kashmir (1907 – 1991) during 19th century.
SWAMI KISH BAB
He was born at Khah Bazaar, Anantnag, at Kashmir.
SWAMI KASHKAK
Swami Kashkak was born at Manigam in Kashmir valley during 17thcentury (1880 – 1961) AD.
SWAMI JEEWAN SHAH
He was born in Motiyar Mohalla of Rainawari, Srinagar (Kashmir) during 18th century.
SWAMI HAR KAK JI
Swami Ji was born in a village Bamhama in Kupwara district in B. Samat (1903 – 1975) BC in a common Kashmiri Pandit gharana of Dhar.
SWAMI HALDAR JI
Swami Haldhar Ji was born in Kuckroo’s family residing in Batapur Mohalla at Sopore Kashmir (1853 – 1921).
SWAMI GRATA BAB
He was born at Shopian Town in South Kashmir.
SWAMI GOVINDANANDA
He lived in Kashmir somewhere around 19th century.
SWAMI GOVIND KAUL
He was born at Vanpoh in Anantnag, Kashmir.
SWAMI ANAND JI MAHARAJ OF VILLAGAM
He was born in Villagam, Dist Handwara at Kashmir.
SWAMI AFTAB JOO WANGNOO
He was born at Babapora, Habakadal, Srinagar (1893-1943) AD.
SHRI SARADA DEVI
Sarada Devi was born for Brahmin parents as the eldest daughter in Joyrambati a village in present day Bankura District in the state of West Bengal (1853 – 1920) during 19th century.
SAINT POET MIRZA KAK
Mirza Kak was born on the first day of the dark fortnight of Posh Bikrami (1805 – 1891)
SAINT POET MADSUDHAN RAZDAN
Swami Madsudhan Razdan was born at Nai-Sarak, Srinagar, Kashmir (1912 – 1969) AD.
RUPA BHAWANI
In the month of Zyeth (Jyesha), on the Poornima Tithi (full moon) a resident of Khankah-i-Shokta, Nawakadal (Srinagar, Kashmir) in the early 17th century (1621 -1721) AD.
RICHE DED
Born in Srinagar during 20th century (1880 – 1966) AD. Her real name was Saenpat Devi.
POSH BUB
He was born in the year 1937 at Shehliteng, Habba Kadal, in Srinagar.
PANDIT SATLAL SIBOO
Pandit Satlal Siboo was born in Kashmir (1902 – 1987)
PANDIT RAGHU NATH KUKILOO
He was Born in a scholarly family in the Banamohalla locality of Srinagar, Kashmir (1911 -1997) AD.
PANDIT NEELKANTH SHARMA JI
He was born in a middle class Kashmiri Pandit family at Dab Wakoora, Shadipur, Srinagar (1888 – 1972) AD.
NUND RISHI
Noor-ud-Din was born in modern-day village Qaimoh in Kulgam district at Kashmir during (1377 – 1438) AD.
MATHRA DEVI
Born in the Kashmiri Hindu family at Verinag on Shravana Shukla Ashtami, Samvat 1935, corresponding to 1878 A.D. It is said that Mathra was born near a cremation ground.
MASTER ZINDA KOUL
He was born in Habbakadal, a city in Srinagar into a Kashmiri Pandit family (1884 – 1965) AD.
LALLESHWARI(LAL DED)
Lal Ded is believed to be born to a Brahmin (Pandit) family near Pandretha, Kashmir (1320 – 1392) around 14th century.
KRISHNA JOO RAZDAN
He lived in Kashmiri somewhere around 19th century.
KHWAJA LASSA SAHIB
He was born at Nowhatta, Srinagar.
KARUNAMAI MAA
Karunamai Maa was born in a devout Kashmiri Pandit family of Kichloo’s (1913 – 2000).
KAMLAWATI KACHRU
Smt. Kamlawati Kachru (maiden name Radha) was born in the family of Kouls (nicknamed as Bonis) residents of Reshi Mohalla, Habbakadal Srinagar (1905).
JANKI NATH DHAR SAHIB
He was born in a middle class family adjacent to the reverend Rupa Bhawani Ashram along the river bank at Nawakadal, around (1902-1990) AD
BHAGAWAN GOPINATH JI
He was born in a Kashmiri Hindu family of Bhans, Srinagar at Kashmir during 20th century (1898 –1968) AD.
ACHARYA ABHINAVAGUPTA
He lived in Kashmir about the end of 10th and the beginning of 11th centuries (950 – 1016) AD.
Nidhan Sahib
Lived at the village of Moran (Avantipora Tehsil). Died in Sambat 1925.
Krishna Kar
Another saint from Rainawari who was comtemporary of Rishi Pir
Manas Razdan
Resided at Bana Mohalla. He practiced austerities at Qiladar, Punjab, which has since then become the Mecca of the Kashmiri Pandits.
Krishna Pandit Taplu
Resided at Bhori Kadal (Srinagar). He discovered the shrine of Khir Bhawani which had become unknown during the Muhammadan rule. His descendents practise fortune-telling by looking into the Brihat-Katha.
Bhaskar Razdan
He was a saintly figure who wrote a commentary on 60 sayings of Lalleshwari in Sanskrit Verse. Lived about 250 years ago.
Jaman Daed
Very little is known about her. Lived about 200 years ago. She was often found roaming about in the mountains near the Amar Nath cave.
Zanana Zui
Resided at Rainawari (Srinagar), was contemporary of Rishi Pir. Lived about 1570 A.D. Very little is known about this saintly person
Mata Roop Bhawani By Kanwal Dhar with inputs from Sh AK Razdan – All the Respected Devotees of Alakeshwari Mata Shri Roop Bhawani ji celebrated The Prakash Parv, Prakatya Divas (प्राकट्य दिवस) of Sharika Swaroop Alakeshwari Mata Shri Roop Bhavani ji on June 24,2021.
Which also marked the ” 400th Prakash Utsav”.
“May She shower Her Grace on all the devotees.”
Swami Mirza Kak Ji – A sublime soul By Rajinder Premi – KASHMIR through its recorded history has been the land of saints, scholars, and mystics. After Lal Ded, Sahzanand and Roopa Bhawani, the Valley was again blessed with the birth of one more saint- poet Mirza Kak, who contined the Vakh parampara in Kashmir. Vakhs are the quintessence of spiritual and religious sayings and utterances of mystics and saints.
Mata Roop Bhawani – A 17th century Hindu Saint who was also known as Akhileshwari (her birth name). She was born to Pandit Madhav Joo Dhar at Nawakadal on Poorna Amavasya in the month of Zyeshta.
Riche Daed was an eminent poetess, seer and philosopher in Kashmir. She was born in 1880. It is said that she had resemblance of Lal Daed. She possessed tremendous yogic powers and used to bless all irrespective of caste or creed.
Sidhdha Utpaldeva – Siddha Utpaldeva was known as the enlightened master of the Tantric Tradition in Kashmir. The mystic lived in Navhatta in Srinagar somewhere around 900 AD. He was married and had a son – Udhyakar.
Rishi Peer – Reshi Peer was one of the greatest saints of Kashmir. He was born in the 17th century to Pandit Gobind Kaul of Alikadal. It is said that Reshi Peer’s mother’s mother prayed earnestly to a holy sacred spring for her daughter to become a mother.
माता श्री रूपभवानी सर्वदा सदा सहाय ।
Mata Shri Roop Bhawani ji is called ” Sharikaswaroopa “.
