Madhavpur Ghed
Madhavpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Madhavpur Location in Gujarat, India  Madhavpur Madhavpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°17′57″N 70°01′31″E / 21.299291°N 70.025139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Region | Saurashtra |
| District | Porbandar |
| Named for | Krishna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| • Body | Madhavpur Gram Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-25 |
Madhavpur (Ghed) is a culturally significant village in state of Gujarat, India. It lies on the seashore of Porbandar district. According to folklore, Krishna married Rukmini at Madhavpur. This event is memorialised with a temple dedicated to Lord Madhavrai and by an annual fair held in the village.[1]
Madhavrai Temple
[edit]Madhavpur is the site of a 15th-century temple of Madhavraiji who is a form of Lord Krishna. The original temple has been badly damaged by attacks by Muslim invaders, however a ruined structure is still present and gives idea of original undamaged temple. A newly constructed temple is used for worship now adjacent to the old one.[2]
Annual Fair
[edit]Every year, for five days from day of Ram Navmi, a cultural fair is organized mainly on the background of religious belief of Krishna marrying Rukmini. A colorful chariot is decorated and form of Krishna is placed in the chariot and a procession proceeds through the village as a part of celebrating the event of Krishna's marriage. Village people put colors on each other as part of a celebration that also involves joyful dancing.
Vallabhacharya's Bethak
[edit]Madhavpur is also culturally significant due to one of the seats of Vallabhacharya who is founder of Pushtimarg Vaishnava Hindu sect. The seat, called as Baithak or more respectably Bethakji is 66th of the 84 Baithaks of Vallabhacharya.
References
[edit]- ^ "Madhavpur Fair, Madhavpur Fair in Gujarat, Gujarat Madhavpur Fair, Madhavpur Fair of Gujarat, Madhavpur Fair Gujarat". Tourismofgujarat.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "પોરબંદર જીલ્લા પંચાયત | જીલ્લા વિષે |જોવાલાયક સ્થળો | માધવપુર". Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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