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Jeko chawundo Jhule Lal Tehnija Theenda Bera Paar (جيڪو چوندو جهولي لال ، تَنهن جا ٿيندا ٻيڙا پار)’ meaning whoever says Jhule Lal his/her ship will reach the shores (safely).[5][better source needed]
Legacy
Jhulelal is the Ishta Dev (community God) of Sindhi people.[1] Jhulelal continues to be the unifying force and the centre of all cultural activities of the Sindhi community. The word Sindhi is derived from the River Sindhu (now River Indus in Pakistan)." When Sindhi men venture out to sea their women pray to him for their 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 each other with the words, "Jhulelal Bera-Hee-Paar".
Iconography
In the most common form, Jhulelal is represented as a bearded man sitting cross-legged on a lotus flower that rests on a palla fish.[6] The fish is seen floating on the Sindhu river. He holds a sacred text and sometimes even a rosary. He wears a golden crown with a peacock feather and wears regal clothes. Generally, temple idols represent him in this form.[7][8]
In another form, he is shown standing on a palla fish or the lotus flower, holding a staff with both hands to indicate leadership.[9]
^Boivin, Michel (15 Oct 2008). Sindh through History and Representations: French Contributions to Sindhi Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN9780195475036.
^Falzon, Mark-Anthony (2004). Cosmopolitan Connections:The Sindhi Diaspora, 1860-2000 (International Comparative Social Studies, Vol. 9). Brill Academic Publishers. p. 59. 9789004140080.
