GOLI GADH FAIR

Goli Gadh fair is usually celebrated on a weekend before holi. The Fair commences on Saturday night and ends on Sunday evening. The Fair is organized near the historic Goligadh Bapa Temple in Mahuva Village, Vanskui taluka in Surat district of Gujarat. The fair is celebrated to honor two brothers, who were known to heal dangerous diseases with their medicines. Their samadhis(shrine) are placed in this temple. Both of the brothers lived in Vanskui village, The same place from where they used to treat people is where the temple is built. Years later, one of the brothers died on Sunday just before Holi and a year later the second brother also died on Sunday a day before Holi. After their death, the villagers made Paiya and started worshiping. Anyone with diseases like mumps, measles, chicken pox used to take ‘badha’ here and as soon as their health got better, people used to come here again to pray and deliver their offerings. A large number of devotees from all over South Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan flock here to fulfill their “badha” in the fair. The Goligadh Bapa's temple is famous in South Gujarat, a huge number of people visit this temple during the fair. It is believed that any kind of ailment is recovered after visiting this temple. There are two temples, a new one and an old one, with well maintained CCTV camera, police security, and facilities for parking. Other than temples there are different types of joy rides and delicious food stalls, toys, handicraft, handloom.