Madhavpur Ghed

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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Porbandar district|Porbandar]]
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| website = [http://www.madhavpurghed.com www.madhavpurghed.com]
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'''Madhavpur (Ghed)''' is a small but culturally significant village in state of [[Gujarat]], India. It lies on the seashore, close to [[Porbandar]].

According to folklore, [[Krishna]] married [[Rukmini]] at Madhavpur after kidnapping her. This event is memorialised with a temple dedicated to lord [[Madhavrai]] and by an annual fair held in the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismofgujarat.com/fairs-of-gujarat/madhavpur-fair.html |title=Madhavpur Fair, Madhavpur Fair in Gujarat, Gujarat Madhavpur Fair, Madhavpur Fair of Gujarat, Madhavpur Fair Gujarat |publisher=Tourismofgujarat.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-24}}</ref>

==Madhavrai Temple==

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://porbandardp.gujarat.gov.in/Porbander/jilavishe/jovalayak-sthalo/madhvpur.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120726195247/http://porbandardp.gujarat.gov.in/Porbander/jilavishe/jovalayak-sthalo/madhvpur.htm |archivedate=2012-07-26 }}</ref>

==Annual Fair==
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==

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==
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[[Category:Villages in Porbandar district]]

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