Tarnetar
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Tarnetar is a village in the Surendranagar district
of the state of Gujarat in India
.
Nearest airport (national) is Rajkot (90 km away) and international airport is Ahmedabad (200 km away).
Tarnetar is famous for its fair popularly known as the Trinetreshwar Mahadev Mela held near the Trinetreshwar Mahadev temple. Villagers from all over the region, dressed in their colorful traditional costumes and exquisite jewellery throng Tarnetar during this fair. About 100,000 people belonging to various tribes like Rabari
, Kathi
, Charan
, Bharwads, Koli
and other castes come to the fair. The fair attracts a large number of tourists from India and abroad also.
It is to be held on 27 August to 30 August in 2006.
The fair is also a kind of match-making event. Tradition holds that if a girl stops to talk to one of the men, it is a sign that she has found the man of her choice. Then the elders of both the girl's and boy's family meet and decide about their choices.
The Fair is also known for various dance and village-sports competitions. The competitions include the horse cart race, bullock cart race and camel race, along with cultural competitions such as rass (Gujarati dance) competition, doha (poem recitation) competition and umbrella decoration competition.
Tarnetar is a little village situated near the city Than or Thangadh
.
Legend
According to folklore it was here that the Pandava prince Arjuna pierced the eye of the fish rotating at the end of a pole by looking at its reflection in the ponds water to win the contest arranged to find a suitable match for princess Draupadi. This event is mentioned in the Indian holy book of Mahabharata.
It is also called as 'World's oldest marriage bureau.
Surendranagar district
Surendranagar is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar is also known as Zalawad, as the city of Surendranagar was ruled by Zala Rajputs...
of the state of Gujarat in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Nearest airport (national) is Rajkot (90 km away) and international airport is Ahmedabad (200 km away).
Tarnetar is famous for its fair popularly known as the Trinetreshwar Mahadev Mela held near the Trinetreshwar Mahadev temple. Villagers from all over the region, dressed in their colorful traditional costumes and exquisite jewellery throng Tarnetar during this fair. About 100,000 people belonging to various tribes like Rabari
Rabari
Members of the Rabari or Rewari live throughout the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Harayana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states in India...
, Kathi
Kathi
The word Kathi* is used sometimes as short form of Kathleen* is used to denote Kathi People - natives of Kathiawar - a region of India.* was a small princely state part of the Mewas States in former district of Khandesh....
, Charan
Charan
Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...
, Bharwads, Koli
KOLI
KOLI is a radio station serving Wichita Falls, Texas and Vicinity with a country music format. It operates on FM frequency 94.9 MHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. It is the radio flagship station for the Wichita Falls Wildcats hockey team....
and other castes come to the fair. The fair attracts a large number of tourists from India and abroad also.
It is to be held on 27 August to 30 August in 2006.
The fair is also a kind of match-making event. Tradition holds that if a girl stops to talk to one of the men, it is a sign that she has found the man of her choice. Then the elders of both the girl's and boy's family meet and decide about their choices.
The Fair is also known for various dance and village-sports competitions. The competitions include the horse cart race, bullock cart race and camel race, along with cultural competitions such as rass (Gujarati dance) competition, doha (poem recitation) competition and umbrella decoration competition.
Tarnetar is a little village situated near the city Than or Thangadh
Thangadh
Thangadh is an industrial town and a municipality located southwest of Surendranagar in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. A large number of small-scale Ceramic manufacturing units are located around Thangadh. Thangadh, Wankaner and Morbi form the Ceramic triangle. Chief...
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Legend
According to folklore it was here that the Pandava prince Arjuna pierced the eye of the fish rotating at the end of a pole by looking at its reflection in the ponds water to win the contest arranged to find a suitable match for princess Draupadi. This event is mentioned in the Indian holy book of Mahabharata.
It is also called as 'World's oldest marriage bureau.