Sant Shree Sevalal Maharaj
Sevalal Maharaj was born on
15.2.1739 to parents Shri
Dharmani Yaadi (mother) and
Shri Bhima Naik on this holy land
around 271 years back. At that
time this location was popularly
known as Ramagundam or Ramji
Naik Tanda (Ramji Naik is grand
father of Sevabhaya, who come to
the location with 360 families of
his Tanda and about 4000 loaded
cattles). Ramji Naik Tanda when
deserted by the end of 18th
century, the local people built a
village known as Chennarayani
palle. This land now falls in the
revenue village of Peddadoddi,
Taluk / Mandal – Gooty, Dist.
Anandpur, Andhra Pradesh.
Sevabhaya lived with his parents
at this place upto the age of 12.
He bathed in “Kalo
Kundo” (transparent clean water
of natural spring water pond),
worshipped in Chennakesava
(Shiva) temple on the top of the
Chandrayanagutta (hill) nearby
Ramji Naik Tanda and grazed his
cattle in “Zhoomri Jhol” (Forest
of Palms). All the relics and
monuments are existings even
today. Banjaras and non-Banjaras
in the locality hold Bhima Naik
Katta (platform) in high esteem
and reverence since the
“ORE” (residue) of Sant Shree
Sevalal Maharaj is buried under
the ground of this platform which
is the tradition of the Banjaras to
bury the residue after the
delivery of the baby. Shri Bhima
Naik delivered his judgements to
Banjaras of his and neighbouring
Tandas from this Katta.
In narration and in praise of
sevabhaya’s life and deeds, there
are abundant folk songs and
folklores sung and oral history is
also told by Banjaras for last 250
years. It is mentioned that
“Gooty – Bellary – Ma – Janam
lido Sevabhaya” (meaning :
Sevabhaya was born at Gooty –
Bellary).
Gooty taluka was in the then
Bellary District of the then
Madras province of British Raj.
During that period there was no
separate District called Anantapur
as the Anantapur town was part
of Bellary District. In Peddadoddi
revenue village there is a piece of
land of 18 acres next to
dilapidated Ramji Naik Tanda and
the same is shown in revenue
records as “Nayakuni
Bhoomi” (land of Nayak). It is
also mentioned in the book
“Sevadas Leelamrut” authored by
Sant Shri Ramrao Maharaj of
Pohragad (Sevabhaya’s Samadhi
place) that Gooty Bellary was
birth place of Sevabhaya. Sant
Shree Ramrao Maharaj is living
Sant of Seventh generation of
Shri Sevabhaya family. Even well
known author, poet and Banjara
folk singer Shri Atmaram Rathod
of Yevatmal (Maharashtra) has
also established the same
location in his popular book
“Shri Sant Sevadas Leela
Charitra” as Sevabhaya’s birth
place. After lot of research works
and explorations by many
research scholar, linguistics,
historians particularly Banjara
Dharmik Parishad of Bangalore
have identified and proved this
location as sevabhaya’s birth
place.
Sevalal Maharaj was born on
15.2.1739 to parents Shri
Dharmani Yaadi (mother) and
Shri Bhima Naik on this holy land
around 271 years back. At that
time this location was popularly
known as Ramagundam or Ramji
Naik Tanda (Ramji Naik is grand
father of Sevabhaya, who come to
the location with 360 families of
his Tanda and about 4000 loaded
cattles). Ramji Naik Tanda when
deserted by the end of 18th
century, the local people built a
village known as Chennarayani
palle. This land now falls in the
revenue village of Peddadoddi,
Taluk / Mandal – Gooty, Dist.
Anandpur, Andhra Pradesh.
Sevabhaya lived with his parents
at this place upto the age of 12.
He bathed in “Kalo
Kundo” (transparent clean water
of natural spring water pond),
worshipped in Chennakesava
(Shiva) temple on the top of the
Chandrayanagutta (hill) nearby
Ramji Naik Tanda and grazed his
cattle in “Zhoomri Jhol” (Forest
of Palms). All the relics and
monuments are existings even
today. Banjaras and non-Banjaras
in the locality hold Bhima Naik
Katta (platform) in high esteem
and reverence since the
“ORE” (residue) of Sant Shree
Sevalal Maharaj is buried under
the ground of this platform which
is the tradition of the Banjaras to
bury the residue after the
delivery of the baby. Shri Bhima
Naik delivered his judgements to
Banjaras of his and neighbouring
Tandas from this Katta.
In narration and in praise of
sevabhaya’s life and deeds, there
are abundant folk songs and
folklores sung and oral history is
also told by Banjaras for last 250
years. It is mentioned that
“Gooty – Bellary – Ma – Janam
lido Sevabhaya” (meaning :
Sevabhaya was born at Gooty –
Bellary).
Gooty taluka was in the then
Bellary District of the then
Madras province of British Raj.
During that period there was no
separate District called Anantapur
as the Anantapur town was part
of Bellary District. In Peddadoddi
revenue village there is a piece of
land of 18 acres next to
dilapidated Ramji Naik Tanda and
the same is shown in revenue
records as “Nayakuni
Bhoomi” (land of Nayak). It is
also mentioned in the book
“Sevadas Leelamrut” authored by
Sant Shri Ramrao Maharaj of
Pohragad (Sevabhaya’s Samadhi
place) that Gooty Bellary was
birth place of Sevabhaya. Sant
Shree Ramrao Maharaj is living
Sant of Seventh generation of
Shri Sevabhaya family. Even well
known author, poet and Banjara
folk singer Shri Atmaram Rathod
of Yevatmal (Maharashtra) has
also established the same
location in his popular book
“Shri Sant Sevadas Leela
Charitra” as Sevabhaya’s birth
place. After lot of research works
and explorations by many
research scholar, linguistics,
historians particularly Banjara
Dharmik Parishad of Bangalore
have identified and proved this
location as sevabhaya’s birth
place.
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