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'''Nagalpur Moti ''' or '''Nagalpar Moti''' is a small village in [[Kutch district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], India. It comes under [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] [[taluka]].

==History==
About history of Nagalpar or Nagalpur it is one of the 19 villages established by [[Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas]] or [[Mistris]] as they are known in [[Kutch]] in the 12th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chawra.com/kgk/history2.htm |title=Kutch Gujar Kshatriyas, History & names of their 18 Villages |access-date=31 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303084223/http://www.chawra.com/kgk/history2.htm |archive-date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Sinougra-houses-no-longer-live-up-to-their-claim-to-fame/274190/ Press Report after earthquake Giving details of Villages, Art & Skills of Mistris of Kutch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182039/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Sinougra-houses-no-longer-live-up-to-their-claim-to-fame/274190/ |date=2012-09-30 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010312/ina12017.html Press Report on Houses, History of Mistiris of Kutch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220074425/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010312/ina12017.html |date=2012-12-20 }}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/6135227/Kachchh Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710143114/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/6135227/Kachchh |date=2011-07-10 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Gurjar-Kshatriyas-36231.htm Gurjar Kshatriyas, also known as Mistris, came to Kutch from Rajasthan. They are skilled in building construction. They first established themselves at Dhaneti and were granted 18 villages by the rulers of Kutch. They are famous designers and developers of buildings and bridges]</ref>

All the old houses, temples and early infrastructure is built by these Mistri - Gurjar Kshatriya community during 1890-1900. However, majority of old houses with unique architect were destroyed
in the earthquake of [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|26 January 2001]].but still it could be hardly seen at some places of nagalpur

==Temples==

Thakor Mandir dedicated to [[Vishnu]] and [[Laxmi]] having beautiful carvings at Nagalpar was built by Lira Valji Tank in 1900. Also there is a [[Shiva]] temple, which was also built around 1900.

[[Kuldevta|Kuldevi]] Temples of many clans of these Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community are also there in this village. For example, [[Jethwa]] clan have their Kuldevi [[Brahmani]] - [[Chamunda]] Mata's temple in village.

==Dargah==
[[Mistris|Mistri]] Ruda Gova Rathod of [[Khedoi]] was the [[Gaidher]], who constructed in Nagalpar, the beautifully carved [[Dargah]] of Hussain Pir Shah also known as the Aga Khani Kubo of [[Khoja]] community, which was inaugurated by Hasan Ali Shah, the [[Aga Khan I]] him-self. Ruda Gova Rathod of Khedoi started construction in the year 1860 and completed in about five years by 1865 and Roza Mubarak of Abul- Fazlil Abbas which is situated in the main bazar of nagalpur and was constructed in 2009 and it is one of the most important place for shias and the shia ishnashari masjid too, every year a possession is taken on the holy day of muharram where the people of shia community perform the Zanjir's matam and celebrates the mourning of imam Hussain, the brother of abul-Fazlil Abbas<ref>Nanji Bapa ni Nondh pothi Page:5 Gaidher Jairam Ruda Gajdhar Rathod of Anjar was Gaidher of Kutch Raaj and Mistri & [[Gaidher]] Devshi Gova, Kanji Gova & Ruda Gova Rathod of [[Khedoi]]: Details & Life-sketch</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Kutch district]]

Nagalpar, Anjar - Revision history

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