Gorir
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Gorir गोरीर |
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 Gorir
Location in Rajasthan, India
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| Coordinates: 28°01′23″N 75°56′53″E / 28.0229979°N 75.948143°ECoordinates: 28°01′23″N 75°56′53″E / 28.0229979°N 75.948143°E | |
| Country | India |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,903 (2,011 Census) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 333746 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Gorir (Hindi: गोरीर) is a village of Jhunjhunu district in the Rajasthan state of India.
The lore of Gorir as passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation goes back far in time to the thirteenth century. The legend has it that a man called Beejal, village Bansbala (located in what is now called Jind District in the state of Haryana), left his native village after a dispute with his brothers. Bansbala was populated by Jats, a people known for their martial and agricultural skills. Specifically, four gotras of Jats lived in that village – Maan, Dalal, Deshwal and Suhag. Beejal belonged to the Maan gotra.
Beejal wandered about till he ran into the village called Imrara, where he met a Brahmin (a person belonging to the upper caste of priests). Beejal hit it off with the Brahmin and they started to continue their journey together. After some time, they reached the village of Dhosi, a known holy place. Unaware about the customs of Dhosi, Beejal sat down on a sacred shila, out of bounds for all except the select Brahmins. The religious leaders fumed at this violation. Beejal pleaded innocence, but to no avail. The leaders decided to punish Beejal by marrying him to a low caste girl. The name of the girl was Gora. Even though lower caste, she belonged to a rich family. Her father was the headman of a local Gandas community and controlled huge swaths of land in the area. Beejal’s marriage to Gora proved to be a blessing in disguise for Beejal in the long term, even though he was entirely banished by his own family in Bansbala on account to his marrying a low caste girl.
Beejal set up his home in Dhosi. Beejal and Gora started a family and were quickly blessed with multiple children. Gora’s father however wanted Beejal out of his realm. To push Beejal away, the headman told Beejal that he would grant him all the land which Beejal could cover in one day on a horse. The headman even gifted him a horse toward this purpose. The lure was too strong and Beejal accepted. In one long day, Beejal managed to cover an area of 52,000 bighas on the gifted horse. The headman kept his promise. Beejal became a large land owner overnight.
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