Talvana
Talvana or Tanvana is a village in Mandvi Taluka of Kutch district of Gujarat, India.
Fair
The village has a six monthly fair in honour of Rukan Shah. He was a Shiraz Syed who on a pilgrimage to Mecca in the thirteenth century of the Samvat era, quarrelled with certain Dal Rajputs, and died in conflict. The fairs are held on the first Mondays of Chaitra (April–May) and Bhadrapad (September–October). At the spring fair, when it lasts for two days, the number of pilgrims, most of whom are Cutch Muslims, averages from 10,000 to 15,000, and at the autumn fair when it lasts for one day, the number averages from 3000 to 4000. Besides the saint's there are in the same enclosure, shaded by banyan and tamarind trees, the tombs of his sister, father, and mother. In the neighbourhood is a pond, much resorted to by the pilgrims, whose water is believed to cure hydrophobia and other diseases, to make the barren fruitful, and to give success in trade. Fair arrangements, formerly in the hands of the Bakshi of Mandvi, are now made by the Kutch police.[1]
References
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Printed at the Government Central Press. 1880. p. 251.
- This article incorporates Public Domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Printed at the Government Central Press. 1880. p. 251.
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