BABA RAMDEV JI, RUNICHA, BIKANER

Runicha Temple

In Ramdevra the main attraction is the Samadhi-Mandir, the temple of Ramapir, which includes the samadhis of his parents, King Ajmalji and the Queen Mata Meenaldevi. The other samadhis are of his grandfather Raja Ranjitsinhji and the elder brother Viramdevji and the two sons of Ramdevji. There are also some more Samadhis of close family relations of Ramdveji. The other places of interest are: Parcha -vav, Panch-Peepli, Palace of Ajmalji in Pokran, Dhuni of Baba Balnath, Guru of Baba Ramdevji and Cave of Bhairavsinh (Bhairav Rakshas). To reach Ramdevra travel either from Jodhpur or Bikaner in Rajasthan by rail or road to Pokran in Jaisalmer District. Ramdevra is 12 kilometres from Pokran. Local people still travel on camels, bullock carts or on foot. During the fair, special buses and trains go from as far as Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. There are also daily Buses from Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer to Ramdevra (Runicha).