President Inaugurates Madhavpur Ghed Fair

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated five-day long Madhavpur Ghed Fair at Madhavpur Ghed, Porbandar in Gujarat on April 10, 2022.

• Since 2018, the Government of Gujarat in association with the Ministry of Culture is organizing this fair every year to celebrate the sacred union of Lord Krishna and Rukmini.

About Madhavpur Mela

• The fair is held in the coastal village of Madhavpur, around 60 kms south of Porbandar, and celebrates the marriage of Hindu deity Lord Krishna with Rukmini.

• It is believed that Rukmini, princess from the present-day Arunachal Pradesh, wanted to marry Lord Krishna though her brother wanted to marry her off to Shishupal.

• Therefore, Lord Krishna, who ran his kingdom from Dwarka in the present-day Gujarat, abducted Rukmini and the couple tied the knot at a marriage ceremony organised in Madhavpur village.

• Madhavpur Mela begins on Ram Navami, the day marking the birth of Lord Rama as per the Hindu lunar calendar.

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