Shri Guru Ravidas Mission London (originally known as Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha – East London) is a registered religious charity . Its charity number is 1084917 which was issued on 7th February 2001. The member (devotees) of this mission believe in Shri Guru Ravidas Ji as their prophet. The devotees are called Ravidasia’s who believed in Shri Guru Ravidas Ji to be their spiritual master and revere him as Guru, the embodiment of god. Devotees are determined to promote and propagate this philosophy, the source of life, of intellect and of illumination all over the world.

Shri Guru Ravidas Ji was the founder of this religion in the fourteenth century in India. Its aim was to sustain the whole of creation, not just one particular species or group. Guru Ji was born in a down trodden community known as Shrudhra’s (the Untouchables). According to the inhumane practice of castes, the lowest strata were particularly attracted and initiated into the Ravidasia religion. These people were recognised and named ‘Ad-Dharm’ a unique community, not adhering, collaborating, cohering and attributing to any other community i.e Hindu, Muslims, Christians or Sikhs that time.

As it is evident through the histrionic records that every religion took ages in reaching its organised or present form after the departure of its founder. It has been exceptional difficult for Ravidasia’s to attain an organised religious form because of the poverty, illiteracy, lack of awareness, economic dependency and numerous manmade hindrances created by other religious communities and cults. However Shri Guru Ravidas Mission London is specially bestowed upon practising and organising this religion in a unique form.

A question being asked to the ‘Ad-Dharam’ community is why didn’t they join other existing religions? It is ironic that there has never been only one religion in the world. Religions are the creation of internal rivalries, fear, uncertainty, over powering, domination, cultural, territorial, political obsolete rituals, traditions and other conflicts. People don’t abandon their identity, history, existence and intellect even after joining or adopting any new or old religion. It is an everlasting, haunting and self-evolving natural quest prevailing in every individual to become one with its origin, socially and spiritually. It is the pivotal aspect for all the progress of human race and foundation of every religion. In this context Shri Guru Ravidas ji is just like Moses for Jew’s and Mohammed for Muslims, Christ for Christians, Lord Buddha for Buddhists and Ten Guru’s for Sikhs and so on. The only single common aspect of these religions is the belief in God. Whenever Ravidasia’s experience inappropriate reverence and status towards Shri Guru Ravidas Ji, as in any religion it leads to reorganising to survive, exist and to continue to identify itself as the Ad-Dharam community. If other can/did, then why not Ravidasia’s? In fact it should have been done centuries ago, but it is never too late. Shri Guru Ravidas Mission London was recognised for Ravidasia’s in London on 15th September 1999 under court order nr. CH 1995-S-4354 in the High Court of Justice Chancery division.

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