Bhagat Jawala Dass Ji is a local

Saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

revered by the people of

Lakhpur Lakhpur is a village near Sahni (Lakhpur-Sahni), Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab (India), Punjab, India. Demographics , Lakhpur had a population of 1,892 people. As per the 2011 Census, the population is 1,895 people. The villag ...

and the surrounding villages.

History

According to local tradition, Bhagat Jawala Dass Ji was born in

, a village in

Kapurthala Kapurthala () is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent b ...

. He was a devoutly religious man and lived an austere life. He would hold an annual gathering of religious figures which would last throughout the night. Presently, a religious gathering takes place annually to mark the tradition started by Bhagat Ji. His main shrine is in

which is currently being reconstructed.

References

{{reflist People from Kapurthala district Punjabi folk religion