"Kewat re kewat badi bhagi teri naiyya... Aaj teri nayya mein biraje, bhavsagar ke khivaiyaa!! " Kewat, a professional who owns boats and helps people cross rivers, played a significant role in the story of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, and Lord Lakshman during their period of vanvaas (exile). They needed to cross the holy river Ganga, which was wide and deep, making it impossible to cross on foot. Sri Ram, accompanied by the king of Nishads, Sri Nishadraj, called upon the kewat to serve them. During the reign of Ramayana, all the people on Earth were incarnations of various gods who had come to serve Lord Vishnu in the form of Rama. However, Sri Ram himself was unaware that he was Lord Vishnu (Parameshwar). The kewat, eager to wash and touch the holy feet of the supreme with Ganga Jal (water from the Ganga), started arguing with Sri Ram. He explained that Sri Ram's feet were miraculous, as he had stepped on a stone which got converted into an Apsara had emerged. The kewat
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