Gogaji
| Goga Ji | |
|---|---|
Depiction of Gogaji Maharaj riding his blue horse | |
| Other names | Jaharpeer Chauhan Jaharveer Chauhan |
| Major cult center | Rajasthan, Punjab Region, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Gujarat |
| Abode | Dadrewa Gogamedi |
| Weapon | Spear |
| Mount | Blue horse |
| Festivals | Goga Navami (observed on the ninth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of the moon) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada) |
| Genealogy | |
| Born | 1003 AD Dadrewa, Churu district, Rajasthan |
| Died | Gogamedi, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan |
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Gogaji Chauhan, also known as Jahirpeer or Jaharveer Chauhan, is a folk Hindu deity in the northern India. He is worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab region, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Gujarat. He is a warrior-hero of the region, venerated as a saint and a protector against snake bites. Although there are references to him in the folklore of Rajasthan, little historical knowledge of Gugga exists other than that he ruled the small kingdom of Dadrewa (in present day Rajasthan) and was a contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan.