Pranami

[1][2][3][4][5][6] The Pranami Sampradaya emerged in the 17th century in Western India, based on the teachings of Bhakti saints, Devchandra, and his foremost disciple, Mehraj Thakur (also known as Mahamati Prannath or Prananath, which gives this tradition the name).

[7] The traditions grew after Mughal Empire declined, in the wake of Aurangzeb's religious persecution of non-Muslims, when Hindu rebellion led to new kingdoms.

He would also explain the Pranami ideas by citing Hindu and Islamic texts to make his teachings connect with the background of the converts.

The Pranami pilgrimage brings much-needed economic relief, although this place also has other very popular Hindu temples, the most famous being the Juggal Kishore.

[10] It is, like in other Bhakti movement saint traditions, an eclectic mix of vernacular languages found in central, west and north India: Hindi, Gujarati, Sindhi, and Sanskrit.

Gandhi in his book My Experiments With Truth mentions about this sampradaya: "Pranami is a sect deriving the best of both Quran and Gita, in search of one goal, and one god.