Rajdhani is a village in
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the West Rapti River, Rapti river in the Purvanchal , Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of ...
, situated 35 km from
Gorakhpur railway station,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
. This village is situated near the bank of River
Rapti, which is a tributary to river
Ganges
The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...
.
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 North India, northern India. Before the advent of Hindi cinema, Bollywood (the Hindi film industry), Nautanki was the biggest entertainment medium in the ...
following their old traditions.
Durgapuja
Durga Puja (ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura. ...
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.
[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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