Jhulelal is the Ishta Dev (preferred God) of Sindhi  people.
Jhulelal continues to be the unifying force and the centre of all cultural activities of the Sindhi community.
When Sindhi men venture out to sea, their women pray to Jhulelal for the men's safe return.
 They offer the Lord a prasad of akha, a sweet made from rice, ghee, sugar and flour.
 Sindhis all over the world greet one another with the words, "Jaiko chawando Jhulelal thenja thinde Beda-Paar".

Although the exact time and year of Jhulelal's incarnation is not known, his birth year is estimated sometime in the middle of the tenth century.
It is widely believed among the Sindhis that the Water God incarnated as Jhulelal.

According to tradition, a tyrannical ruler named Mirkhshah from nearby Thatta ordered that local Sindhis to convert into Islam within twenty-four hours or sacrifice.
Local Sindhis, fearful of this edict, prayed at the banks of the Indus River, where they then saw a vision of the deity Varuna, who informed the worshippers that he would reincarnate himself as an infant to be born in Nasirpur in order to deliver them from their hardships.

Jhulelal was born on the first day of the Hindu month of Chaitra.
This day is celebrated by Sindhi Hindus as Cheti Chand.
 Upon hearing of the infant's birth, Mirkhshah commanded his minister Ahirio to kill the infant with a poisoned rose petal.
When Ahirio saw the infant, Jhulelal smiled, and the poisoned rose petal blew out of Ahirio's possession.
When Ahirio caught sight of Jhulelal for a second time, he was startled to see that the infant had grown into an elderly man.
The elderly man was then said to have turned into a young man, and then a warrior on horseback before Ahirio's eyes.

Ahirio returned to recount the story to Mirkhshah, who then lambasted Ahirio, and told him to leave and call out for Jhulelal by the banks of the Indus.
Upon calling for Jhulelal, the warrior on horseback appeared out of the river to appear to Ahirio with an accompanying army.
Terrified, Ahirio begged Jhulelal to restrain his army.
Jhulelal's army then disappeared back into the River Indus, while Ahirio went back to the palace to recount the story to Mirkhshah.
Mirkhshah remained skeptical, but invited Jhulelal to his court.
Jhulelal is then said to have vanished, leaving Mirkhshah enraged.
Jhulelal's followers then rushed to the house in Nasarpur where Jhulelal was born, and found Jhulelal there as an infant.
The infant consoled the distraught Sindhis and commanded them to assemble at a temple near the Indus River.
Upon assembling, a firestorm broke out and engulfed Mirkhshah's palaces.
The king escaped to the banks of the river, where he found Jhulelal, now again a warrior, and his Sindhi followers protected from the firestorm.
The kings fell at Jhulelal's feet, and Jhulelal dismissed the storm with the movement of his hand.
After saving the Sindhis, it is believed that he was swallowed up by the earth.
A temple was built at this point, which is now called the Oderolal Shrine.

Jhulelal is also believed by Sindhis to have performed miracles, such as entering the Indus river at Nasirpur and coming up at Bukkur, at the northernmost extent of Sindh.
Jhulelal is the Ishta Dev (preferred God) of Sindhi  people. Jhulelal continues to be the unifying force and the centre of all cultural activities of the Sindhi community. When Sindhi men venture out to sea, their women pray to Jhulelal for the men's safe return.  They offer the Lord a prasad of akha, a sweet made from rice, ghee, sugar and flour.  Sindhis all over the world greet one another with the words, "Jaiko chawando Jhulelal thenja thinde Beda-Paar".
Although the exact time and year of Jhulelal's incarnation is not known, his birth year is estimated sometime in the middle of the tenth century. It is widely believed among the Sindhis that the Water God incarnated as Jhulelal.
According to tradition, a tyrannical ruler named Mirkhshah from nearby Thatta ordered that local Sindhis to convert into Islam within twenty-four hours or sacrifice. Local Sindhis, fearful of this edict, prayed at the banks of the Indus River, where they then saw a vision of the deity Varuna, who informed the worshippers that he would reincarnate himself as an infant to be born in Nasirpur in order to deliver them from their hardships.
Jhulelal was born on the first day of the Hindu month of Chaitra. This day is celebrated by Sindhi Hindus as Cheti Chand.  Upon hearing of the infant's birth, Mirkhshah commanded his minister Ahirio to kill the infant with a poisoned rose petal. When Ahirio saw the infant, Jhulelal smiled, and the poisoned rose petal blew out of Ahirio's possession. When Ahirio caught sight of Jhulelal for a second time, he was startled to see that the infant had grown into an elderly man. The elderly man was then said to have turned into a young man, and then a warrior on horseback before Ahirio's eyes.
Ahirio returned to recount the story to Mirkhshah, who then lambasted Ahirio, and told him to leave and call out for Jhulelal by the banks of the Indus. Upon calling for Jhulelal, the warrior on horseback appeared out of the river to appear to Ahirio with an accompanying army. Terrified, Ahirio begged Jhulelal to restrain his army. Jhulelal's army then disappeared back into the River Indus, while Ahirio went back to the palace to recount the story to Mirkhshah. Mirkhshah remained skeptical, but invited Jhulelal to his court. Jhulelal is then said to have vanished, leaving Mirkhshah enraged. Jhulelal's followers then rushed to the house in Nasarpur where Jhulelal was born, and found Jhulelal there as an infant. The infant consoled the distraught Sindhis and commanded them to assemble at a temple near the Indus River. Upon assembling, a firestorm broke out and engulfed Mirkhshah's palaces. The king escaped to the banks of the river, where he found Jhulelal, now again a warrior, and his Sindhi followers protected from the firestorm. The kings fell at Jhulelal's feet, and Jhulelal dismissed the storm with the movement of his hand.After saving the Sindhis, it is believed that he was swallowed up by the earth. A temple was built at this point, which is now called the Oderolal Shrine.
Jhulelal is also believed by Sindhis to have performed miracles, such as entering the Indus river at Nasirpur and coming up at Bukkur, at the northernmost extent of Sindh.
Jhulelal (Hinduism)