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Detailed explanation-1: -It is the annual focal point for the Hindu religion. People across countries celebrate this special occasion in India. Also, devotees take a holy dip in the river to perform rites. The 2020 date for the Jayanti was February 9, and the 2021 date was February 16.

Detailed explanation-2: -The day is observed to honour Guru Ravidas - theBhakti movement saint during the 15th to 16th century. His birth anniversary is especially marked in north India, including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh.

Detailed explanation-3: -This year we are going to celebrate the most venerable birth anniversary of the great Saint Guru Ravidas Ji on 5 February 2023, on the day of Magha Purnima.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ravidas, also called Raidas, (flourished 15th or 16th century), mystic and poet who was one of the most renowned of the saints of the North Indian bhakti movement. Ravidas was born in Varanasi as a member of an untouchable leather-working caste, and his poems and songs often revolve around his low social position.

Detailed explanation-5: -The details of Guru Ravidas’s life are not well known. Scholars state he was born in 1377 CE and died in 1528 CE in Banaras at the age of 151 years. Ravidas was born in the village of Sir Gobardhanpur, near Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, India. His birthplace is now known as Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan.