Articles tagged under: Virpur

Virpur marks Jalaram Jayanti

November 11, 2021
Virpur marks Jalaram Jayanti

Rajkot: Virpur town near Rajkot city in Gujarat is celebrating the 222nd birth anniversary of Jalaram Bapa today on 11th November. Total 222 cakes of three colors red, yellow and white are prepared to mark Jalaram Bapa's birth anniversary. There are long queues of the devotees for darshan at the mandir since late night. The special prashad for the devotees has been made. A Shobha yatra / procession is also arranged by the locals in the town. The floats are set-up at various spots in town...Read More

Virpur celebrating 217th birth anniversary of Jalaram Bapa

November 07, 2016
Virpur celebrating 217th birth anniversary of Jalaram Bapa

Rajkot: Virpur town near Rajkot is celebrating 217th birth anniversary of Jalaram Bapa today. Jalaram Bapa was born on 14 November 1799 in Virpur. 197 years ago he started offering free meal through 'Sadavrat' to all those visiting his ashram on Mahasud Bij 1876 as per Gujarati calendar. For last 197 years, the 'Sadavrat' he started has been functioning without missing a single day. There were phase like Chhappaniyo Dukal(historical famine), flood, earthquake but 'Sadavrat' ha...Read More

Morari Bapu praises Dadhiwala over Paghdiwala

December 19, 2011

Rajkot, 19 December 2011 On concluding day of his Ram katha in Virpur, Shri Morari Bapu in presence of over 1.5 lakh people praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi without naming him. Bapu also passed a remark on Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh, again, without naming him. Shri Morari Bapu said "China is advancing in the land of Kailash Mansarovar, but what Paghdiwala(turbanwala means Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who wears turban) didn't dare to speak, dadhiwala(a b...Read More