Harisinghji Rupsinghji

Prince Rawal Shree Harisinghji Rupsinghji Varel of the ruling family of Bhavnagar was a staunch friend and supporter of the Founders in the early days of the Theosophical Society in India. He became a member of the Theosophical Society around June 1882, when the Founders were visiting his cousin, Daji Raja Chandra Singhji, Thakur of Wadhwan. The Prince received some letters from the Masters of Wisdom and supported their existence publicly. On September 9, 1884, he wrote:

I was at headquarters very often during my sojourn with my friend H. H., the Thakore Sahib of Wadhwan at Madras, whither we had gone last March for the celebration of his marriage with the daughter of the Hon. Gujpati Row. One day I asked Mr. D. M. Mavalankar to let me put a letter from me to my revered Master K. H. in the Shrine. It was in a closed envelope and was regarding private personal matters, which I need not lay before the public. Mr. Damodar allowed me to put the letter in the Shrine. The day after I visited again the Shrine in company with my wife. On opening the Shrine I did find my letter unopened, but addressed to me in blue pencil, while my original superscription: “My Revered Master” had a pencil line running through it. This was in the presence of Mr. Mavalankar, Dr. Hartmann and others. The envelope was intact. I opened it, and on the unused portion of my note was an answer from my Master K. H. in his, to me, familiar handwriting. I should very much like to know how others will explain this, when as a fact both Founders were thousands of miles away.

According to C. W. Leadbeater the Prince had some healing powers:

I have seen Prince Harisinghji Rupsinghji, of Kathiawar, cure instantaneously a man suffering from the sting of a scorpion. The man was already pallid and half-fainting from fright, writhing and groaning in acute pain, and scarcely able to drag himself along with the assistance of two friends; the Prince made over the wound the sign of the five-pointed star, spoke sharply one Sanskrit word, and in a moment the victim, who had sunk to the ground, staggered to his feet, declaring himself well and entirely free from pain, and then proceeded to prostrate himself before the Prince in gratitude.