Rawal Mallinath
Rawal Mallinath is a 14th-century folk hero of Rajasthan. He was the eldest son of Rao Salkhaji, the ruler of Mehwanagar in Barmer District. He and his wife, Rani Rupade, are revered as folk saints in Western Rajasthan.
History
Rawal Mallinath's descendants are the oldest among all houses of Rathores in Rajasthan. Rawal Mallinath was the eldest son of Rawal Salkhaji. Salkhaji's other two sons were Viramdeo and Jaitmal. Rao Salkhaji died when Mallinath was 12 years old. The houses of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ratlam, Sitamau, Sailana, Idar, and Alirajpur trace their lineage to Viramdeo. The houses of Gudamalani and Kelwa trace their lineage from Jaitmal.
For more than 100 years, the Rathores of Khed struggled to establish their rule around Khed. Rawal Mallinath was born in Gopdi near Pachpadra. He was named Mallinath by his father.
Rawal Mallinath died at Dodiali. His wife Rupade became a satimata with him.
The statue of Rawal Mallinath was established in Gopdi village by Kunwar Manohardas, son of the ruler of Jaisalmer Rawal Kalyandas, on Shravan vadi 14, 1675, since Manohardas's mother was from Mahecha clan, and Mallinath was revered by Manohardas.
Rawal
Rawal or Raval (literally "king") was originally a title, and is now used as a caste designation or surname by several communities in India, Pakistan and Nepal:
People with the title or surname Rawal include:
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