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Detailed explanation-1: -Madhavpur Fair | District Porbandar, Government of Gujarat | India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Madhavpur Fair Porbandar, 10th April 2022 To 13th April 2022 The Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat shares its connect to the Mishmi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. The Mishmi Tribe traces its ancestry to the legendary King Bhishmak and through him to his daughter Rukmani and Lord Krishna.

Detailed explanation-3: -Madhavpur (Ghed) is a small but culturally significant village in state of Gujarat, India. It lies on the seashore, close to Porbandar. According to folklore, Krishna married Rukmini at Madhavpur. This event is memorialised with a temple dedicated to lord Madhavrai and by an annual fair held in the village.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat is celebrated in the memory of Lord Krishna and Rukmini. The Northern Eastern Region’s eight states will participate in a big way during Gujarat’s Madhavpur Mela, due to be held every year in the first week of April. The annual fair is held a day after the Ram Navami festival.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ministry of Culture organises Madhavpur Mela in Gujarat The Union Ministry of Culture for the first time had organised Madhavpur Mela in Madhavpur Ghed in Porbandar District of Gujarat under the banner of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat.