Virpur
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Virpur is a small town with a municipality, located 53 km off Rajkot in Gujarat state, India
. It is famous as a birth place of saint Jalaram Bapa
, an ardent follower of a Hindu deity Lord Rama
, the seventh Avatar
of Vishnu
. Millions of followers throng this place every year on the seventh day of the bright fortnight in the Hindu calendar month of Kartika
, the birth anniversary of the saint Jalaram Bapa
, known locally as Jalaram Jayanti.
Jalaram temple is world's first temple where money has not been accepted.
There are lots of small guest houses and dining houses for tourists and pilgrims. Virpur's economy is largely based on tourists and pilgrims visiting the temple.
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...
. It is famous as a birth place of saint Jalaram Bapa
Jalaram
Saint Shri Jalaram popularly known as Shri Jalaram Bapa was a Hindu saint from Gujarat, India. He was born in Virpur, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India in 1799, on the seventh day of the Kaartika month. Names of his father was Shri Pradhan Thakkar and mother was Smt...
, an ardent follower of a Hindu deity Lord Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
, the seventh Avatar
Avatar
In Hinduism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"....
of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
. Millions of followers throng this place every year on the seventh day of the bright fortnight in the Hindu calendar month of Kartika
Kartika (month)
Kartika , is a month of Hindu and Bengali calendars, named after the Hindu god, Kartikeya....
, the birth anniversary of the saint Jalaram Bapa
Jalaram
Saint Shri Jalaram popularly known as Shri Jalaram Bapa was a Hindu saint from Gujarat, India. He was born in Virpur, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India in 1799, on the seventh day of the Kaartika month. Names of his father was Shri Pradhan Thakkar and mother was Smt...
, known locally as Jalaram Jayanti.
Jalaram temple is world's first temple where money has not been accepted.
There are lots of small guest houses and dining houses for tourists and pilgrims. Virpur's economy is largely based on tourists and pilgrims visiting the temple.