RAS question
Mavji (Mav Maharaj) was a saint of which region?
Correct answer: (A) Vagad (Dungarpur-Banswara).
Mavji, also known as Mav Maharaj, was a saint of the Vagad region, associated especially with Dungarpur.
Explanation
Mavji is identified with Vagad, the south-eastern Rajasthan region linked with present Dungarpur and Banswara. The cited Devasthan Department report places Beneshwar Dham within the erstwhile Vagad region and states that Mavji was born at Sabla in Dungarpur district. It also describes him as revered by people living in Vagad and records the Beneshwar fair as being held in remembrance of Sant Mavji, with Bhil devotees forming a major part of the congregation. This supports the standard RAS answer: he was not a saint of western, north-eastern, or south-eastern sub-regional labels in general, but specifically of Vagad, especially the Dungarpur-Banswara belt.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Marwar is not supported because the source connects Mavji with Sabla, Dungarpur, Beneshwar Dham and the wider Vagad region.
- (C) Shekhawati is wrong because the cited material locates Mavji's religious setting in Vagad, not in the north-eastern Shekhawati belt.
- (D) Hadoti is wrong because the evidence points to Dungarpur-Banswara Vagad and to Bhil devotional practice around Beneshwar, not to Hadoti.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's folk-saint and regional-culture mapping, where names of local deities are often tied to specific historical regions. RAS repeats such questions because regional labels like Vagad, Marwar, Shekhawati and Hadoti are basic anchors for Rajasthan history and culture.