Gogamedi is a village of religious importance in the

Hanumangarh district Hanumangarh district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in India. The city of Hanumangarh is the district headquarters and its largest city. District profile The district is located in the extreme north of Rajasthan. It has an area of 12 ...

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(

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), 30 km from

Nohar Nohar is a city and a municipality in Hanumangarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan India Geography Nohar is at . It has an average elevation of . Nohar is a semi-arid area and experiences very low rainfall. Summer in Nohar is full o ...

, 20 km from Bhadra, Rajasthan, 80 km from Hisar, 245 km from

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and 359 km from

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Gogamedi fair

A grand

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is held at Gogamedi in August in memory of

Gogaji Gogaji (also known as Goga, Jahar Veer Gogga, Gugga, Gugga Pir, Gugga Jaharpir, Gugga Chohan, Gugga Rana, Gugga Bir and Raja Mandlik) is a folk deity, worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Hary ...

(from

Dadrewa Dadrewa is a village situated in Churu district of Rajasthan, India. The village is situated on the Hisar, India, Hissar-Bikaner Highway in between Sadulpur and Taranagar. The famous Gogaji maharaj, was born at Dadrewa. References

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village in Churu district). The fair is held from the ninth day of the dark half of

Bhaadra Bhadra or Bhadrapada or Bhādo or Bhadraba (Bengali: ভাদ্র ''bhādro''; ) (Hindi: भादों ''bhādo''; )(Sanskrit: भाद्रपद ''bhādrapada'';) ( ne, भाद्र ''Bhādra'';) ( or, ଭାଦ୍ରବ ''Bhadraba;' ...

(Goga Navami) to the eleventh day of the dark half of the same month.

Location

Gogamedi is accessible on NH 65 from Chandigarh; go straight to Hisar (Haryana) (230 km) and from Hisar take the road to Bhadra (60 km) and Gogamedi lies around 25 km from Nohar on the way to

Bhadra ''Bhadra''Feminine: sa, भद्रा, Bhadrā is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. It is also the name of many men, women and objects in Hindu mythology. Male Figures King of Chedi Bhadra was a king of Chedi Kingdom ...

. From Delhi take the NH09 to Hisar (165 km) and from Hisar take the road to Bhadra-

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* Villages in Hanumangarh district Hindu temples in Rajasthan {{Rajasthan-geo-stub