Gogamedi

Gogamedi

Gogamedi ( _hi. गोगामेड़ी ghane registhan me hai.) is a place of religious importance in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan (India), located at a distance of 359 km from Jaipur. A grand fair is held at Gogamedi in August in memory of Gogaji. The fair is held from the ninth day of the dark half of Bhadrapada (Goga Navami) to the eleventh day of the dark half of the same month.It is believed that Gogaji went into samadhi at Gogamedi. Thousands of devotees gather to pay homage at this memorial annually in the month of Bhadrapada during the Gogaji fair, which lasts for 3 days. The inscription in Persian at the main entrance describes Mahmud of Ghazni's regard for Gogaji.


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