The present site of Lilapur was formerly uninhabited, and the village stood nearly one mile off
- Date of account
- Published 1914
- Source
- Folk Lore Notes. Vol. I—Gujarat
- Reference
- Folk Lore Notes. Vol. I—Gujarat · selected passage 30
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
The present site of Lilapur was formerly uninhabited, and the village stood nearly one mile off
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThe present site of Lilapur was formerly uninhabited, and the village stood nearly one mile off. Once the goddess Bhavani directed the patel of the village in a dream to reside on the present site, and promised him that he would be always happy and that none of his descendants for seven generations would die of cholera. In testimony of the reality of the dream a box of red lac, a cocoanut, a reel of red thread--called nadasadi and chunadi--were found under the patel's pillow. The village was then removed to its present site. The descendants of the patel are called Yadoda. The Mata chose to take a Bharvad to be her attendant. On the 15th day of the bright half of Shravan offerings are burnt before the Mata, when the attendant bhuva has to offer sweetmeats worth five rupees.
Historical context
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Modern context
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