Folk Deities

Folk Deities of Rajasthan hold a special place in the faith and daily life of the people of the state. In the study of Rajasthan Art & Culture, these folk deities represent the deep-rooted traditions, beliefs, and heroic legends that have shaped the social and cultural identity of Rajasthan. Devotion to these deities reflects the strong connection between local history, community values, and spiritual practices.

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Rajsthan’s Folk Deities(Lok Devta)

• Great men who performed extraordinary miracles and acts of bravery came to be known among the people as folk deities.
• The Panch Pir of Rajasthan – Pabuji, Harbuji, Ramdevji, Mehaji, Gogaji

“पाबू₁ हड़बू₂ रामदे₃, मंगल्या मेहा₄।
पंच पीर पधारजियो, गोगाजी₅ जिहां॥”

Pabuji Rathore

• Birth – 1239 AD, Chaitra Amavasya, Kolumand village (Phalodi)
• Father – Dhandhal Ji, Mother – Kamalade
  Wife – Phoolmade / Supyar De (daughter of Surajmal Sodha, ruler of Amarkot)
• Mare – Kesar Kalmi (black-colored mare), given by a woman named Deval Charan, wife of Kachela Charan of Jayal (Nagaur)
• Symbol – Horseman holding a spear, with a turban bent towards the left
• Other Names – Incarnation of Lakshman, God of camels, Protector of cows, Protector from plague, God of bone-setting
• He is credited with bringing camels to Marwar.
• Revered deity of the Raika/Rebari (camel-rearing community) and the Devasi community.
• Martyrdom – 1276 AD, at Dechu village (Jodhpur), while rescuing Deval Charan’s cows from his brother-in-law Jindarav Khinchi
  • His brother Budoji also attained martyrdom
  • His wife committed sati with his turban (cloth)
  • Later, Rupnath Ji (Jharada Ji), son of Budoji and nephew of Pabuji, killed Jindarav Khinchi to avenge the deaths of his father and uncle
• Associates of Pabuji – Harmal, Chanda and Dama (Bhil brothers), Sawant Ji Rathore, Salakha Ji Solanki
• Pabuji’s Pawade – Ballad songs, sung with the Maath musical instrument
  Pabuji ki Phad – Most popular phad, performed with the Ravan Hattha by Bhopa of the Nayak community
  Pabu Dhani ri Vachna – Praise of Pabuji sung by the Thori community with Sarangi
• Fair –
  • Chaitra Amavasya, Kolumand village (Phalodi)
  • Also held annually at Ahar (Udaipur)
• Muslims of the Mehar community revere him as a Pir and take vows in his name
• He protected seven Thori brothers of Gujarat
• He defeated the Gujarat ruler Mirza Khan and Duda Soomra in battle

Book	Author
Pabu Prakash (Biography of Pabuji)	Ashiya Modji
Pabuji ka Duha	Laghraj
Pabuji ra Sorathe	Ramnath Kaviya
Pabuji ra Chhand	Mehaji Bithu
Pabuji ri Baat	Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat

Gogaji Chauhan

• Birth – 946 AD (V.S. 1003), Dadrewa (Churu)
• Father – Jewar Ji Chauhan, Mother – Bachhal De, Wife – Kelam De, princess of Kolumand (Phalodi), Son – Kesariya Kunwar, Grandson – Samant Chauhan
• Guru – Gorakhnath, Symbol – Serpent
  Rode – Blue horse
• Musical instruments – Deru, Madal
• Goga Rakhdi – A sacred thread (with 9 knots) tied by farmers to the plough and oxen before ploughing the fields after the rains
• Flag – Considered the largest flag
• Chhavli, Pir ke Sol – Devotional songs sung in his worship
  Purbiye – Devotees in regional language
• Other names – Jahar Pir, God of Serpents, Incarnation of Nagraj, Incarnation of Vishnu, Goga Pir, Living Pir, King of Bangad
  • Jahar Pir (Visible Pir) – He fought a fierce battle with the Muslim invader Mahmud of Ghazni; after the battle, Ghazni addressed him as Jahar Pir
• Martyrdom – While protecting cows against his maternal cousins Arjan and Surjan
• Associates – Jawahar Pandya and Bhajju Kotwal
• Texts –
  • Gogaji ka Rasavala (by poet Meha)
  • Kayam Raso (by Janakavi)
  • These describe the conflict between Gogaji and Mahmud of Ghazni
• Main Temples –
  • Sheesh Medi – where his head fell (Dadrewa, Churu)
  • Dhad Medi – where his body fell (Gogamedi, Nohar – Hanumangarh)
    • Built in Maqbara style
    • “Bismillah” inscribed on the main gate
    • Constructed by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    • Present structure – Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner
  • Gogaji ki Oldi – Khileriyon ki Dhani (Sanchore)
• Fair – Held annually on Goga Navami (Bhadrapada Krishna Navami) at Gogamedi, Hanumangarh
• Proverb – गाँव गोगो अर गाँव – गाँव खेजड़ी
  • because Gogaji is believed to reside under the Khejri tree
  • In idol form, a serpent figure is engraved on a stone
• Sankal dance – Devotees beat their backs with iron chains, which is called “Chhaya Chadna”
• The Kayamkhani Muslims consider Gogaji as their ancestor.

Ramdev Ji

• Birth – 1352 AD, Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya, Undu Kashmir village (Shiv tehsil, Barmer)
• Other Names – Ramsa Pir (among Muslims), Dhani of Runicha, Piron ke Pir (showed miracles to the Pirs of Mecca), Incarnation of Lord Krishna (among Hindus)
• Father – Ajmal Ji Tanwar, Mother – Mainade, Wife – Netalde (daughter of Dallesingh Sodha, ruler of Amarkot), Brother – Birmadev (considered incarnation of Balaram), Sisters – Lachhabai, Suganabai
  Religious sister – Dalibai Meghwal
• Guru – Balinath (Masuriya Temple, Jodhpur), Disciple – Harji Bhati
  Female disciple – Aai Mata
• Prominent devotees – Harji Bhati, Ratna Raika, Lakkhi Banjara
• Mount – Leela horse (black + green) / Revant horse
  Devara – Temple
  Neja – Five-colored and white flag of Ramdevji
  Symbol – Footprints engraved on stone (Paghlya), as he opposed idol worship
• Jatru – Pilgrims of Ramdevji
• Rikhiyan – Meghwal devotees of Ramdevji
• Jamma – Night vigil of Ramdevji on Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya and Ekadashi
  Parcha – Miracles of Ramdevji
• He showed a miracle to the five Pirs who had come from Mecca at a place called Panch Pipli by presenting their bowl while serving them food; they then addressed him as “Piron ke Pir.”
• In childhood, he freed the people of Satlmer village (Pokaran) from the terror of a cruel man named Bhairav.
• Byavle – Devotional songs sung by devotees
  Aan – Oath taken in the name of Ramdevji
• Other Facts –
  Considered a descendant of Arjuna
  A cloth horse was dear to him
  Started a purification movement
  Priest – Tanwar Rajput
  “Netal ra Bhartar” – a folk song
  Among folk deities, his folk songs are the longest
  “Babe ri Beej” – Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya
• Teachings –
  Opposed pilgrimage formalism, idol worship, and untouchability
  Worked to reduce social discrimination and establish Hindu-Muslim unity
  Advocated “Ajapa Jaap” and emphasized the importance of the Guru as the highest path
• Samadhi –
  1458 AD, Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi, at Runicha (Jaisalmer) on the bank of Ram Sarovar
  Runicha temple constructed by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner
  Dalibai took samadhi one day earlier on Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami at the site fixed for Ramdevji
• Fair –
  Held annually from Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya to Ekadashi at Ramdevra (Jaisalmer)
  The largest fair of communal harmony in Rajasthan
• Kamadiya Panth –
• Founded by Ramdevji Main centres – Padarla (Pali), Pokaran (Jaisalmer), Didwana (Nagaur)
• Terah Taali Dance – Performed by women of the Kamadiya community
  Phad – Performed by Bhopa of the Kamad community with the Ravan Hattha
• Choubis Baniya – Famous composition of Ramdevji; the only folk deity who was also a poet
• Other Worship Sites –
  Masuriya (Jodhpur), Biratiyan (Beawar), Bithuja (Balotra), Ramdevdham Suratkheda (Chittorgarh), Haldina (Alwar), Khundiyawas (Didwana-Kuchaman – Mini Ramdevra), Chhota Ramdevra (Junagadh, Gujarat), Ramdevra Nawalgarh (Jhunjhunu)

Hadbu Ji

• Birth – 1391 AD, Bhadrapada Krishna Shashthi, Bhundel (Nagaur)
• Father – Mehaji Sankhla, Mother – Saubhagya (Lade Kanwar Bhatiyani), Maternal cousin – Baba Ramdev Ji
• Guru – Balinath, Priest – Sankhla Rajput
• Known as – Knower of Shakun Shastra (fortune teller)
  Mount (वाहन) – Jackal; Siya bullock cart
• Inspired by Ramdev Ji, Harbuji renounced weapons and took initiation from Balinath, becoming a yogi.
• He blessed Rao Jodha (Jodhpur) for the conquest of Mandore and presented him a dagger.
• After the victory of Mandore, Jodha granted him the jagir of Baingti (Phalodi).
• Samadhi – 1458 AD (Ashwin Krishna Tritiya)
• Main place of worship –
  • At Baingti, Harbuji’s cart (chhakda) is worshipped.
  • In this cart, Harbuji used to collect grass/fodder for disabled cows (revered as a protector of cows).
• In 1721 AD, Jodhpur ruler Ajit Singh constructed a temple at Baingti.

Mehaji Mangaliya

• Birth – Tapu village, Krishna Janmashtami (Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami)
• Belonged to the Guhil Mangaliya Rajput clan; contemporary of Rao Chuda, ruler of Mandore; initiated into the Kamadiya sect
• Father – Keluji, Mother – Mayde, Wives – Hirade, Suhag De, Religious sister – Pana Gujari (during pilgrimage to Pushkar)
• Mount (वाहन) – Kirad Kabra horse
• Martyrdom – While protecting the cows of Pana Gujari against Rao Ranangdev Bhati of Jaisalmer (Ratadiya Mangra, Bikaner)
• Fair – Bapini, Osian (on Krishna Janmashtami)
• Literary work – Veer Meha Prakash by Jasdan Bithu
• Mangaliya Mehaji – So called because he is the revered deity of the Mangaliya community
• Folk belief – In the lineage of his Bhopa priests, there is no natural increase; the lineage continues through adoption.

Tejaji

• Not included among the five Pirs
• Birth – 1073 AD, Kharnal (Nagaur), Magha Shukla Chaturdashi, Father – Tahad Ji (Nagvanshi Jat), Mother – Ramkunwari
  Wife – Pemalde (daughter of Ramchandra of Paner; committed sati), Sisters – Rajal, Bhongari (temple at Kharnal, Nagaur)
• Mount (वाहन) – Leelan mare (Singari)
  Priests – Ghodla, Dhauliya gotra (Dhauliya Veer)
• Other Names – Deity of Kala and Bala, benefactor of agricultural work, protector of cows, liberator of cows, 11th incarnation of Shiva, revered deity of the Sahariya tribe
• Teja Ter – Songs of Tejaji sung by farmers while ploughing fields
• Fair – From Shravan Purnima to Bhadrapada Amavasya at Parbatsar (Kuchaman-Didwana); cattle fair
• Symbol – Horseman holding a sword; stone idol with a serpent biting his tongue
• Major Places of Worship –
  • Kharnal (Nagaur), Surasura (Ajmer), Sendariya (Ajmer), Mandawariya (Ajmer), Bhawanta (Ajmer), Parbatsar (Kuchaman-Didwana), Teja Chowk (oldest shrine) Beawar, Basi Dugari (Bundi)
  • Parbatsar – Originally the temple was at Surasura; during the reign of Maharaja Abhay Singh, the Hakim of Parbatsar brought the idol there, and since then Parbatsar became the main worship site
  • Mandawariya – Rescued the cows of Lacha Gurjari from the Meenas of Mer
  • Sendariya – Bitten on the tongue by the serpent (Balu Nag)
  • Surasura – Death (23 August 1103 AD, Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami, V.S. 1160)
• Postage Stamp – Issued in 2010 by the Indian Postal Department (then Minister of Information & Broadcasting: Sachin Pilot, Ajmer)
• Teja Lift Canal – A branch of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project
• Film – Veer Tejaji, directed by Ramraj Nahata
• Folk Belief – Merely visiting his shrine cures snakebite and dog bite.

Devnarayan Ji

• Birth – 1243 AD, Goth Dadawata Asind (Bhilwara), Magha Shukla Shashthi
• Real Name – Uday Singh (Bagdawat Gurjar community)
• Father – Sawai Bhoj, Mother – Sedhu Devi
  Wife – Pipalade (daughter of Jaysingh, ruler of Dhar)
• Horse – Leeladhar / Leelagar
• Other Names – Knower of Ayurveda, deity of medicine, incarnation of Vishnu, lotus-incarnated deity, pioneer of state revolution
• Fair – Bhadrapada Shukla Saptami
• Major Temples –
  • Temple of Sawai Bhoj –
    • Located on Malaseri Hill, on the bank of Khari River, Goth Dadawata Asind (Bhilwara)
    • Instead of an idol, bricks are worshipped with neem leaves
    • Prasad – Buttermilk rabri
  • Devdham Temple – Masi, Bandi Khera Khushi Jodhpuriya (Tonk)
  • Devdungri Temple – Chittorgarh (built by Rana Sanga)
  • Devmali Temple – Beawar (place of death)
  • Phad –
    • Performed by Bhopa of the Gurjar community with the Jantar instrument
      Oldest 
    • longest (24 hands) and with the maximum episodes
  • Postage Stamp –
    Issued by the Postal Department in 1992 (₹5); the only folk deity whose Phad was featured on a stamp
    ₹5 stamp issued again in 2011 by the Ministry of Communication
  • On his 1111th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Modi visited Malaseri Dungri
  • Legend – “Bagdawat” by Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat

Veer kalla ji Rathore

• Birth – 1544 AD, Samiyana (Merta, Nagaur), Vikram Samvat 1601, Ashwin Shukla Ashtami (on Durgashtami)
• Grandfather – Rao Achalaji (son of Rao Duda, ruler of Merta)
  Father – Asasingh
  Wife – Krishna
  Aunt – Meerabai
  Uncle – Jaimal
• Guru – Bhairavnath
• Other Names – Incarnation of Sheshnag, Keher, Kalyan Kamdhaj, celibate, yogi, destroyer, master of whirlwind warfare, deity who drives away evil spirits, deity who died in the attire of a bridegroom
• A folk deity depicted with four arms and two heads (Chaturbhuj form)
  • During Akbar’s attack on Chittor (1567–68), the third Saka of Chittor, Jaimal was injured.
  • Kallaji carried Jaimal on his shoulders Jaimal fought with two swords, and Kallaji himself fought with two swords.
• Other Facts –
  • Ranela (Salumber) – his Siddha Peeth
  • Presiding deity – Nagnechi Mata
  • Nephew of Meerabai
  • Haveli – residence of Kallaji
  • Contemporary of Udai Singh of Mewar
  • His cenotaph is near Bhairav Pol in Chittorgarh Fort
  • At Samaliya (Dungarpur), a black stone idol of Kallaji is worshipped with saffron and opium offerings
  • At his shrine, people possessed by spirits and sick animals are treated
  • Bhathi Khatri of Gujarat is associated with Kallaji
• Dr. Jyoti Punj wrote the book Kanku Kambadh based on Kallaji

Mallinath ji

• Birth – 1358 AD, Mahewa (Barmer), Marwar
• Father – Rao Teeda Ji / Salakha Ji (King of Marwar), Mother – Janide, Wife – Rupade
• Rupade is also revered as a folk goddess her temple is located near Tilwara at Malajal.
• Guru – Ugamsi Bhati (in 1398 AD, inspired by Rupade)
• Main Temples –
  • Tilwara, Balotra (Samadhi site on the bank of the Luni River)
  • Dodhiyali village, Ahore (Jalore)
• In 1378 AD, due to refusal to pay tribute (Khiraj), the combined forces of Nizamuddin (Governor of Malwa) and Firoz Shah Tughlaq attacked with thirteen contingents. Mallinath Ji defeated them.
• In 1399 AD, he organized Hari Kirtan in Marwar.
• Kunda Panth – Founded by Mallinath Ji; a Vam Margi sect
• Fair –
  Mallinath Cattle Fair
  From Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi to Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi
  Considered the oldest cattle fair
• The Malani Pargana, Malir Print, and Malani Rail Express are named after him.

Tallinath ji

• Birth – Shergarh (Jodhpur)
  Real Name – Gangdev Rathore (a feudal lord of Shergarh)
• Father – Veeramdev, Brother – Rao Chuda
• Guru – Jalandhar Nath
• Other Names – Deity of Oran, famous folk deity of Jalore, nature-loving folk deity
• Oran – A land left vacant for grazing animals according to religious belief, where cultivation and cutting of trees/plants are prohibited
• Main Place of Worship – Panchota village, Jalore
  • An idol of Tallinath Ji seated on a horse is installed on the Panchmukhi Hill there
• The only folk deity who prohibited cutting of trees
• He is worshipped for treatment in case of poisonous bites.

Roopnath ji (Jharda ji)

• Birth – Kolumand, Phalodi
• Nephew of Pabuji and son of Budoji Rathore
• He is worshipped in Himachal Pradesh as Balaknath.
• He avenged Pabuji’s death by killing Jindarav Khinchi.
• Main Places of Worship –
  • Kolumand, Phalodi
  • Simbhudra, Nokha (Bikaner)

Veer Patta ji

• Birth – Santhu village (Jalore), in a Gajjarani family
• Fair – Held annually on Bhadrapada Shukla Navami
• Folk deity of Jalore

Jhunjhar ji

• Birth – Imloha village (Sikar)
• Main Temple – Syalodara village (Sikar)
  • He attained martyrdom while protecting cows.
  • The temple has five pillars; idols of the bridegroom, bride, and three brothers are worshipped there.
  • Fair – On Ram Navami
• The shrine is generally located under a Khejri tree.

Bigga ji

• Birth – 1301 AD, Reedi village (Bikaner)
• Father – Rao Mahendra
• Mother – Sultani Devi
• Kul deity of the Jakhar community (Jat)
• He protected cows from Muslim raiders (1393 AD, Rathali Johdi, Bikaner).
• Fair –
• Held annually on 14 October
• Bigga village (old name Gomatiya), Shri Dungargarh, Bikaner

Dung ji- jawaharji

• Dung Ji – Bathoth
  Jawahar Ji – Pathoda
  Feudal lords of both villages
• Main Temple – Bathoth-Pathoda (Sikar)
• Associates – Karna Meena, Lohat Jat, Baluji Nai, and Sankhuji Lohar
• Known as deities of the poor – they looted wealth from the rich and the British and distributed it among the poor (compared to Robin Hood).
• The British imprisoned Dung Ji in Agra Jail.
• Jawahar Ji (his nephew), along with Karna Meena, Savita Bai, and Lohat Jat, freed him from Agra Jail.
• They looted the Agra Jail and the Nasirabad Cantonment (1847).
• They took shelter with Maharaja Ratan Singh (Bikaner) and Takht Singh (Jodhpur).

Hariram Baba

• Birth – 1602 AD, Jhorada (Nagaur)
• Father – Ramnarayan
  Mother – Chandani
  Guru – Bhura
• Fair – Held annually on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami
• Temple – Jhorada (Nagaur)
• Instead of an idol, a serpent mound (anthill) is worshipped; as a serpent-protecting deity, his sacred footprints are worshipped as the symbol.

Panraj ji

• Birth – Naga village (Jaisalmer)
• Folk deity of stammering children
• He sacrificed his life while rescuing the cows of the Brahmins of Kathodi village from raiders.
• Fair –
  • Held twice annually at Panrajsar village
  • On Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami and Magha Shukla Dashami
  • Temple without a roof.

Kesariya Kunwarji

• Main Places – Brahmsar (Hanumangarh) and Dadrewa (Churu)
• Son of the folk deity Gogaji; a serpent-protecting deity.
• His Bhopa priests treat people suffering from snakebite.
• A white flag is hoisted at his shrine.

Alam ji

• Other Name – Jaitmalot Rathore; protector deity of horses
• A folk deity in the Rardhara region of Malani
• Main Temple – Dhorimanna (Barmer)
• Shrine (Than) – On a sandy dune called Dhangi
• Fair – Bhadrapada Shukla Dooj

Bhuria Baba (Gautmeshwar)

• Ishta Dev (Chosen Deity) – of the Meena community
• Main Temples –
  Posaliya village (Shivganj, Sirohi), on the right bank of the Sukri River
  Arnod (Pratapgarh)
• A sin-removing pilgrimage site of the tribal community; bathing in the Papmukti Kund is believed to absolve sins.
• Fair – Posaliya village, held in April–May; entry of uniformed police personnel is prohibited.
• Members of the Meena community never take a false oath in his name.

Dev baba

• Main Temple – Nangla Jahaj (Bharatpur)
• Other Names – Deity of cowherds, protector of livestock keepers, animal healer
• Fair – Held twice a year: Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami and Chaitra Shukla Panchami
• Worshipped by the pastoral community
• To please him – food is offered to seven cowherds.

Iloji

• He was the would-be husband of Holika, the sister of Hiranyakashyap.
• Worshipped in the Marwar region as the “folk deity of playful teasing.”
• Women pray for a good husband and men pray for a good wife.
• Iloji ki Baraat – celebrated on Holi in Barmer.

Khetrapaal/ Kshetrapal

• Regional or village guardian folk deities (deities of a specific place)
• Among the Kshetrapals (guardian deities), Bhairav Ji, Jhunjhar Ji, and Mamaji are prominent.
• Bhairav Ji is worshipped as a guardian deity throughout Rajasthan.
• Kshetrapal of Sonana –
  Most famous in the Marwar region.
  Worshipped on auspicious occasions by the Jodhpur royal family.
• Fair – Sarangwas village (Pali), from Chaitra Shukla Pratipada to Dwitiya.
• The highest number of Kshetrapal temples is found in Dungarpur district.
• A saying prevalent in Marwar –
  “Half belongs to gods and goddesses, and half to Khetla.”
• Khetla is revered as a village guardian folk deity.

Bhomiya Ji

• Deity as protector/guardian of the land 
• Nahar Singh Bhomiya – Near Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur
• Surajmal Ji Bhomiya – Near Dausa Fort

Mama Dev / Deity of Rain (Varsha ke Devta)

• No temple; worship performed at a toran / arch structure outside the village
• Major temple: Syalodara, Sikar
• Sacrifice of a bull (bail ki bali)

́Birth Years of Folk Deities

• Gogaji – 946 AD
• Tejaji – 1073 or 1074 AD
• Devnarayan Ji – 1243 AD
• Pabuji – 1239 AD
• Ramdev Ji – 1352 AD
• Mallinath Ji – 1358 AD
• Mehaji – 14th century
• Harbu Ji – 1391 AD
• Kalla Ji Rathore – 1544 AD
• Tallinath Ji – 1544 AD

Mounts of Folk Deities

• Gogaji – Blue horse / Goga Bappa
• Tejaji – Leelan / Singari
• Pabuji – Kesar Kalmi
• Mehaji – Kirad Kabra
• Ramdevji – Blue / Leela / Revant horse
• Devnarayan Ji – Leelagar horse
• Harbu Ji – Siya bullock cart / Jackal

Literature Related to Folk Deities

Ramdev Ji –

• Choubis Vaniya – Ramdev Ji
• Ramdev Ji ke Byavle – Poonamchand
• Ramdev Ji Charit – Thakur Rud Singh Tomar
• Shri Ramdev Prakash – Purohit Ram Singh
• Shri Ramdev Ji ri Veli – Harji Bhati
• Ramsa Pir Avatar Leela – Brahmin Gauridas

Pabuji Rathore –

• Pabu Prakash – Ashiya Modji
• Pabuji ra Soratha – Ramnath Kaviya
• Pabuji ro Chhand – Bithu Mehaji
• Pabuji ra Duha – Lakhraj
• Pranveer Pabuji – Nirmohi Vyas
• Pabuji ra Roopak – Motisar Bagrasar
• Asli Pabu Prakash – Banshidhar Sharma
• Pabu Ji ri Baat – Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat
• Pabu Ji ri Phad – Dr. Mahendra Bhanawat
• Pabu Ji ri Veli – Mukand Singh

Tejaji –

• Veer Teja – Suryaraj Vyas
• Junzhar Teja – Lajjaram Mehta

Gogaji Chauhan –

• Goga Ji ra Rasavala – Poet Meha (Bithu Meha)
• Gogaji Chauhan ri Veer Gatha – Chandu Dan Charan
• Goga Ji ri Pedi – Asha Nand Barahath

Devnarayan Ji –

• Bagdawat Lok Gatha – Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat

Mehaji –

• Granth Mehaji Mangaliya – Mahendra Singh Chhayan

Kalla Ji –

• Kanku Kambadh – Dr. Jyoti Punj