User:Baba Kala Mahar

Baba Kala Mahar is worshipped by SANDHU Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims. His memorials have been built at many places where SANDHU’S gather to seek blessings of Kala Mahar for newly weds, newly borns and by offering in abundance liquor, milk, goats, ghee, jaggery, flour and chicken etc. Some of places where annual fairs are held are Mahesari, Kehar Singhwala, Khapianwali, Ahil, Shahwala, Bhadana, Marana, Beed sikhan near Kotkpura, Seeto, Poonawali, Kapure, Thatta, Daate, Chupkiti, Manuke, Sandhan, Barnala, Chakar, Gatti, Chatra, Marana (Amritsar), Jind. The Sansees sing verses in praise of Kala Mahar, a heritage passed down from their ancestors to new generations.

It is believed that SANDHU’S worship Baba Kala Mahar. Popular belief is that Kala Mahar was born to Bogha Sandhu at village Marana near Sarhali in district Amritsar. He was a Jatt engaged in the rearing of milking animals in area between Satlaj and Beas rivers. He is believed to have been blessed with spiritual powers by Panj Peers,with whose blessings he was born. Baba Kala Mahar lived at the time of Baba Gorakh Nath.Kala Mahar was a man of short stature, but was very strong ,very agile with quick reflections. Over a dispute of a buffalo, leased to Bhatties of Zira for a short time and on expiry of that period,the bufflow was not returned due to malice of Bhatties and that they were proved to be wrong in a social gathering, Bhatties decided to kill Kala Mahar by poisoning his food through his pandit cook. When attacked by Bhatties ,Kala Mahar, though in semi conscious state, fought with them with almost severed head and chased them to many miles. He fell dead when some women, colouring clothes in black water, threw that water on his body. Before dying, Kala Mahar is supposed to have desired that memorial be built in his memory and that no Pandit and a person with black robes be permitted to worship there. Its believed that some Sandhu families, still enforce their ladies not to wear black coloured clothes.