Why 363 people of Bishnoi community of Lawrence, Salman Khan’s enemy, were chopped to death with an axe…this story will surprise you

New Delhi: Probably 11-12th of September in the year 1730. Since morning, a woman clung to a tree in Khejarli village of Jodhpur’s desert area. he/she got an inkling that wood was needed for the newly built Phool Mahal of Maharaja Abhay Singh of Marwar, for which the Khejri trees of the village itself would be cut. King’s minister Girdhar Das Bhandari reached Khejarli village with his/her army. This brave woman named Amrita Devi Bishnoi clung to a Khejri tree. Gradually the entire village came together to save the surrounding Khejri trees. This story of Lawrence’s Bishnoi community who murdered Baba Siddiqui and threatened Salman Khan is unmatched in terms of extreme bravery and bravery. Let us know the story of that woman of Bishnoi community, who sacrificed her life for the tree.

Amrita Devi stood after circling the Khejri trees

When the Maharaja’s servants reached the village to cut trees, Amrita Devi and the people of the village stood in a circle around the Khejri trees with their hands. Amrita Devi said that Khejri trees are sacred for the Bishnoi people. Their life resides in it. he/she considered Khejri trees as sacred as Tulsi and Peepal.

The ax kept moving and the dead bodies kept lying, 363 people were martyred.

When the Maharaja’s servants saw that Amrita Devi and the rest of the villagers were not moving away from the trees, they killed them with axes. Amrita Devi’s last words were, A chopped head is cheaper than a chopped tree. Amrita Devi’s three daughters also sacrificed their lives to save the tree. People from 84 villages gathered to save the trees. All these people stood holding the trees. The king’s men took turns killing about 363 people.

Maharaja issued notice that Khejri trees will not be cut.

When the news of this massacre reached the Maharaja, he/she immediately withdrew his/her order and asked the guards to return. After this the Maharaja issued an order in writing that the Khejri tree would never be cut in Marwar. This order has been followed till date. From then till today, a fair is organized in Khejarli village on Bhadwa Sudi Dasham as a sacrifice day.

How sacred is Khejri for Bishnoi community?

Kalpavriksha Khejri of the desert is also known as Shami tree. It is basically a tree found in the desert which is also found in the Thar Desert and other places. Shami tree is known in English as Prosopis cineraria. This tree has played an important role in maintaining greenery even in the desert. Sangri, the fruit grown on this tree, is used in making vegetables. Goats get food from its leaves. For this reason, Khejri is also considered the main source of income in rural areas.

Who is Bishnoi, what does he/she believe in and who made the 29 rules?

The Bishnoi are a community found in the western Thar Desert and northern states of India. The main religious place of this community is Muqam, Bikaner. The founder of this community is Jambhoji Maharaj. According to many beliefs, Guru Jambheshwar is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The word ‘Vishnoi’ formed from these later became Vishnoi or Bishnoi. Most of the Bishnois come from Jat and Rajput castes. Muktidham Muqam is the main temple of Bishnoi community in Nokha, Bikaner district of Rajasthan. There are Bishnois who follow the 29 rules given by Jambhoji Maharaj, most of which are related to environmental protection.

Environment loving Bishnoi community is ahead in protecting trees and fauna.

Bishnois are pure vegetarians. They are a community that plays an important role in wildlife environment protection. People of Bishnoi community are mostly farmers, farming and animal husbandry. Bishnoi community has an important role in environmental protection and forest and wild life conservation. he/she has established the All India Jeev Raksha Bishnoi Mahasabha. Bishnoi Tiger Force organization has been formed for the protection of forest wildlife, which is engaged day and night in preventing incidents of wildlife hunting.

Bishnoi sect has spread to UP, MP and Haryana

Guru Jambheshwar’s simple messages deeply touched the common people and large numbers of people started adopting his/her sect. his/her temples started being built especially in the areas adjacent to Thar in western Rajasthan. Apart from Rajasthan, people of Bishnoi community are also settled in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana. The biggest identity of the people of Bishnoi community is that they are the biggest protectors of trees and animals and can even sacrifice their lives for them.

There are many more stories of sacrificing one’s life for trees.

There is a story of two Bishnoi women named Karma and Gora in Ramsari village in the year 1604. It is said about them that both of them had sacrificed their lives to save the Khejri trees from being cut. One such story dates back to the year 1643, when a Bishnoi villager named Buchhoji committed suicide in protest against the cutting of Khejri trees for Holika Dahan.

Khejri tree is the Kalpataru of the desert, protector of greenery

Khejri tree is believed to grow even in difficult weather and hence helps in maintaining greenery in the desert. Bishnoi villages are surrounded by Khejri trees and because of them the desert becomes an oasis. The fruit that grows on Khejri is called Sangri and its vegetable is made from it. Goats eat its leaves.

Bishnoi community is also ahead in saving black deer.

In Bishnoi villages, deer are also seen along with Khejri trees. Bishnoi community also considers deer as sacred as Khejri. There is a belief among the people of Bishnoi community that they will take the form of a deer in the next life. It is also believed in the Bishnoi community that Guru Jambheshwar had told his/her followers to worship the black deer considering it to be his/her form. This is the reason why actor Salman Khan, who is involved in the blackbuck hunting case, is on the target of Lawrence Bishnoi. In fact, in 1998, during the shooting of the film ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, the issue of hunting black buck came up. In which many names including Salman Khan, Tabu and others were revealed.