Godhra
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Godhra गोधरा< |
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Ramsagar Lake near Bus Stand, Godhra
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| Nickname(s): Land of Cows | |
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| Coordinates: 22°46′38″N 73°37′13″E / 22.777266°N 73.620253°ECoordinates: 22°46′38″N 73°37′13″E / 22.777266°N 73.620253°E | |
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 India
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| State | Gujarat |
| District | Panchmahal |
| Named for | Cows |
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 161,925 |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Gujarati, Hindi |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi and English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 389001 |
| Telephone code | 02672 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-17 |
| Sex ratio | 935/1000 ♀/♂ |
| Literacy rate | 87.51 % |
| Website | godhracity |
Godhra is a Municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from gou which means "cow" and dhara which has two meanings: one in Sanskrit which means "hold" or "land" and the other in Hindi which means "flow": It means the Land of the Cow.People of Godhra are very festive. Godhra is very well known for its Garba-Festival.
Godhra is widely known in India and internationally for being the starting point of the 2002 Gujarat violence. Statewide religious riots between Hindus and Muslims began after the Godhra train burning incident near the Godhra railway station on 27 February 2002, where about 56 Hindu pilgrims were burnt alive.
Godhra means the land of cows. In mythological terms it can be called as land which is used for the grazing of cow. Cows used to come here from Pavagadh for grazing.
A bronze of Lord Rishabhanath of AD 975 found at Akota mentions Gohadra kula, i.e., the school of Jain monks at Gohadra. The historical name of Godhra is "Godhrahk", which was established by Parmar king named Dhudhul Mandalik in A.D. 1415. Five hundred years ago, the respectable Saint Shrimad Vallabhacharya in his morning ritual speech gave the example of his dream city. He explained how the city which was seen in dream by her daughter was handed over by a Muslim resident to a Hindu family.
Godhra is one of the religious places in the India which has four bethaks (temples) for Vaishnav Sampraday. There are two main seats of Lord Gokulnathji and one each for Lord Gusaiji and Lord Mahaprabhuji. Godhra is the only city in India that has all three seats (or bhaitaks) of the Mahaprabhuji, Gusianji, and Gokulnathji.
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