Guggaji/Goggaji (गोगाजी) also known as Jahar Peer Gogga is a folk deity of Rajasthan state in India. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region.Hindus and Muslims alike honor him. He is also venerated as a saint and even as 'snake-god'. He is known as Goga among the Hindus and Jahar Peer among the Muslims. The Kaimkhani Muslims claim descent from him and regard him as a peer (saint). Gogaji is popular as a snake-god and almost every village in Rajasthan has a Than (sacred place) dedicated to him.Rabari community in Gujarat and Rajasthan is great believer in Gogaji. The devotees of Gogaji can be found in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh. In Gujarat, an annual procession is taken out in honor of the great warrior.
Many Bachal Rajputs are said to get the name from queen Bachal, who was mother of famous folk-deity Jaharveer Gogaji. Gogaji according to legend was son of a Chauhan Rajput Ruler named Vacha or Juar, whose wife Bachal was from Tuar clan. Gogaji was born upon blessings given to Queen Bachal by Guru Gorakhnathji. Population of Bachal Rajputs, who worship him as Kuldevta can be found distributed among the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, etc.
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