Jalaram Jayanti 2026: Date and the Life of Jalaram Bapa, the Ram Bhakt of Virpur
Jalaram Jayanti 2026 is on Monday, 16 November. It falls on Kartik Shukla Saptami, the tithi on which Jalaram Bapa was born. In 2026 the Saptami runs from 2:02 AM on 16 November to 4:21 AM on 17 November.
संक्षेप में: जलाराम जयंती 2026 सोमवार, 16 नवम्बर को है, कार्तिक शुक्ल सप्तमी। जलाराम बापा का जन्म 1799 में गुजरात के वीरपुर में हुआ; वे राम के भक्त थे और पत्नी वीरबाई के साथ सदाव्रत चलाते थे, जहाँ हर आने वाले को भोजन मिलता था। इस दिन भक्त भजन गाते हैं और भूखों को भोजन कराते हैं। पूरा लेख हिंदी में पढ़ें →
Jalaram Jayanti 2026: date and tithi
- Jalaram Jayanti: Monday, 16 November 2026
- Saptami begins: 16 November, 2:02 AM
- Saptami ends: 17 November, 4:21 AM
- Birthplace: Virpur, Rajkot district, Gujarat
The life of Jalaram Bapa
Jalaram Bapa was born in 1799 in Virpur, in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. From a young age he cared more for prayer and for serving sadhus than for the family shop. He took Bhoj Bhagat of Fatehpur as his guru and, with his wife Virbai, opened a sadavrat: a kitchen where anyone, at any hour, was fed without question. Devotees remember him chanting the name of Ram while he served, and the saying associated with him sums up his life: where there is a piece of bread, the Lord is near.
The kitchen at Virpur still feeds every visitor, and the shrine is known for having stopped accepting donations in 2000, which devotees see as a continuation of his spirit.
How Jalaram Jayanti is celebrated
Devotees in Gujarat and among Gujarati communities worldwide visit Jalaram temples, sing bhajans of Ram, and above all serve food, the heart of his teaching. Many homes offer a simple meal or khichdi to the needy, read the Ram Chalisa or sing the Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman stuti, and light a lamp before Jalaram Bapa’s image.
Jalaram Jayanti 2026: FAQs
When is Jalaram Jayanti in 2026?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, Kartik Shukla Saptami.
Who was Jalaram Bapa?
A saint of Virpur in Gujarat, born in 1799, devoted to Ram, who with his wife Virbai ran a kitchen that fed anyone who came.
What is the Jalaram sadavrat?
The free kitchen he started at Virpur, where visitors are fed without question. It continues today.
How should Jalaram Jayanti be observed?
By remembering Ram as he did and, above all, by feeding the hungry: devotees serve meals, sing bhajans and visit Jalaram temples.
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