Gogamedi is a village of religious importance in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan (India), 30 km from Nohar, Rajasthan, 20 km from Bhadra, Rajasthan, 80 km from Hisar, 245 km from Delhi and 359 km from Jaipur.
Gogameri
Goga Meri | |
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Village | |
| Nickname: Gugameri (Gogaji ka Niwas) | |
  Gogameri Location in Rajasthan, India  Gogameri Gogameri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°09′26″N 75°01′44″E / 29.157296°N 75.028982°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Hanumangarh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-49 |
| Website | https://gogamedi.org |
Gogamedi fair
editA grand fair is held at Gogamedi in August in memory of Gogaji (from Dadrewa village in Churu district). The fair is held from the ninth day of the dark half of Bhaadra (Goga Navami) to the eleventh day of the dark half of the same month.[1]
Location
editGogamedi 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. From Delhi take the NH09 to Hisar (165 km) and from Hisar take the road to Bhadra-Nohar.[2]
Notable people
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- Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, ex-president of Karni Sena
References
edit- ^ "Gogamedi Fair in Hanumangarh". festivalsofindia. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Gogaji Temple in Hanumangarh". apnisanskriti. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
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