der i ya , ▁Und u ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁in ▁Bar mer ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁Raj as than , ▁Ram dev ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁de ity ▁of ▁the ▁[[ M eg h wal ]( ja ip al )] ▁community , ▁worship ed ▁during ▁V ed wa ▁P un am ▁( August ▁– ▁September ). ▁The ▁community ' s ▁religious ▁leader , ▁G ok uld as , ▁claims ▁that ▁Ram dev ▁was ▁himself ▁a ▁Meg h wal ( ja ip al ) ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁book ▁Meg h wal ▁It ih as , ▁which ▁construct s ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Meg h wal ▁community . ▁However , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁claim ▁accepted ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁Meg h wal ▁community ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Muslim s ▁v ener ate ▁Ram dev ▁as ▁Ram sh ah ▁Pir ▁or ▁R ama ▁Shah ▁Pe er . ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁mi rac ul ous ▁powers ▁and ▁his ▁fame ▁reached ▁far ▁and ▁wide . ▁Leg end ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁five ▁P irs ▁from ▁Me cca ▁came ▁to ▁test ▁Ram dev ' s ▁powers . ▁Ram dev ▁wel com ed ▁them , ▁and ▁requested ▁them ▁to ▁have ▁l unch ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁P irs ▁decl ined , ▁saying ▁that ▁they ▁a te ▁only ▁with ▁their ▁personal ▁ut ens ils , ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁Me cca . ▁At ▁this , ▁Ram dev ▁smiled ▁and ▁said ▁look ▁your ▁ut ens ils ▁are ▁coming ▁and ▁they ▁saw ▁that ▁their ▁e ating ▁bow ls ▁were ▁coming