RAJASTHANI LOK DEVTA

Gogaji (Hindi: गोगाजी) (Rajasthani: गुग्गो), also known as Jahar Veer Gogga is a folk deity, worshiped in northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab region and Uttar Pradesh. He is a warrior-hero of the region, venerated as a saint and a 'snake-god'. He is worshiped as a peer among Hindus .Gogajee is believed to be born by blessings of Guru Gorakhnath, who gave 'Gugal' fruit as a prasad to gogga's mother Bachhal. Since the fruit of Guggal was cause of his birth, he was referred as Gogga. Whereas devotees call him goggajee respectfully. adding the suffix 'Ji' or 'Jee' to the original name 'Goagga'. Another belief is that he was called Goga jee because of his remarkable service to cows(Gou in Sanskrit).