Rajdhani is a village in
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dis ...
, situated 35 km from
Gorakhpur railway station
Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code:GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world's second longest railway platform after Hubli Junction railway station. It serves as the headquart ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
. This village is situated near the bank of River
Rapti, which is a tributary to river
Ganges
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.
Most of the people in the village are farmers. There is small Aashram called Sirsiya Baba ka Sthaan, where people of Rajdhani and adjacent villages come to listen Kathas (spiritual stories) and to make prayers.
Bhojpuri Language is mother tongue of people in this village. As entertainment, people here enjoy Bhojpuri folk songs,
Biraha,
Nautanki
Nautanki is one of the most popular folk performance forms of South Asia, particularly in northern India. Before the advent of Bollywood (the Hindi film industry), Nautanki was the biggest entertainment medium in the villages and towns of north ...
following their old traditions.
Durgapuja
Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...
is very popular festival here and is celebrated with worships
of Goddess Maa Durga for 9 days.
The village has experienced floods many times. 1998 and 2001 flood due to river Rapti was its worst affecting flood
India
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.
[http://eci.nic.in/archive/se2002/pollupd/ac/states/S24/Acnstcand167.htm Election Commission data, retrieved on 1 February 2010]
References
Villages in Gorakhpur district
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