The birth-name varies from Uderolal to Amarlal to Daryasahib the event of his first appearance is either noted to be from a human birth or from the Indus, riding on a fish. Moreover Sindhi Muslims have forged their own legends concerning Jhulelal. While all Jhulelal legends broadly revolve around two themes - the valorization of Sindhi communal harmony and the intrinsic superiority of tolerant and devout Hindus over Muslims who weren't even able to interpret their own religious texts - the specifics vary widely and have even been a site of internal contestation among Sindhi Hindus. The myth of Jhulelal is not seen in regional histories written prior to the 20th century. Jhulelal requested that a flame be burnt for eternity, in the memory of his deeds, before leaving his earthly avatar. Īs the palace was saved and harmony restored, Jhulelal gained devotees even among the Muslims (including Mirkshah). Mirkshah relented, abolished his decree, and asked for forgiveness from Uderolal. When the guards proceeded to arrest him, an inferno and a flood engulfed his palaces. However, his advisors suggested that his teachings be disregarded and Uderolal imprisoned. Soon, he went to meet Uderolal and was impressed by his understanding of Islam - Uderolal preached about how the Hindus and Muslims believed in the same God, and the Koran forbade conversion.
Mirkshah grew afraid but his advisors coerced him to hold stead. The child metamorphosed into a young warrior, then into an old man, before back to child at other times, he swam upstream on a fish. As he began to be worshiped, Mirkshah sent his ministers to investigate who witnessed various strange events. In 1007, the day of Cheti Chand in Chaitra, one Uderolal was born to a local Hindu family.
The Hindus prayed to Indus, who promised that Varuna will take the form of a child and avert the impending catastrophe. Instigated by his advisors, he ordered that all local Hindus convert to Islam or be put to death. Īfter a long period of harmonious existence between the Hindus and Muslims, one Mirkshah of Thatta ascended the throne. A second shrine named Jhulelal Tirthdham exists in India at Narayan Sarovar, Kutch, Gujarat. Sindhi Hindus worship Jhulelal at the Shrine at Odero Lal in Pakistan's Sindh province, which is jointly used by Hindus, and Sindhi Muslims who revere the shrine as the tomb of Sheikh Tahir. Over the course of decades, Jhulelal has successfully become the representative Hindu God of Sindhis within the folds of Hinduism. Devotional songs were penned, pamphlets printed, statues installed, festivals celebrated, and cultural events organized in thousands for the cause of Jhulelal. However, in 1950 an emigrant section of Sindhi Hindus, led by Ram Panjwani in Bombay, decided to transform Jhulelal into the iṣṭa-devatā of all Sindhi Hindus and unify the diaspora. ĭevotion towards Jhulelal was not uniform in pre-partition Sindh many Sindhi Hindus had never heard of him and he was one of the many deities belonging to the Sindhi pantheon. Ultimately, Jhulelal convinced the King to spare the Hindus and even gained devotees among the Muslims.
The child being the reincarnation of a Hindu deity exhibited supernatural powers since childhood, and preached about how the Hindus as well as Muslims believed in the same God, and the Koran forbade forced conversion. Legends converge upon that Jhulelal was born during the rule of one Islamic despot "Mirkshah", who had issued an ultimatum to local Hindus for converting to Islam. A folkloric hero among the sect of Daryapanthi Sindhis, Jhulelal is the most revered deity of Sindhi Hindus in modern South Asia.
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