VILLAGE GORAMANSINGH
LOCATION: Goramansingh is a small village in the Darbhanga District of Bihar. It is located at least 62 kilometers east from Darbhanga (District headquarters)and 12 kilometers east from its subdivisional headquarters Biraul on the bank of Kamla-Balan river in Bihar. one of the most underdeveloped areas in India and the area which does not have electricity and proper road.Every year floods hit and damage this areas frequently in july. Flooded areas take "a long time" to dry out which lead to "all sorts of problems" like "financial disaster" as well as "human catastrophe".Subdivision: Biraul
Block: Gaura-Bauram
Panchayat: Goramansingh
Elected MP: Ramchandra paswan
Elected MLA:Mahavir prasad yadav
Prakhand Adyaksha:Mr.Manoj Kr.Yadav
population&occupation: It has at least 6000 people .Mostly engagged with agriculture.
Cast: It has mostly rajput cast. Beside them it has Kayasth,Dhanuk,Badhay(carpenter),
khatvay,Muslim,Nai,Dhobi,Kumhar and rarely Brahman .
Meaning Behind Naming of the village:The name of the village comes from two words Gora and Mansingh. Mansingh was a ancestor who came here many years ago.They made home and established his own sovereignty. He came from Sitalpur Pratapgarh,U.P.The word Gora comes from the word "Gauri", the name of the Mansingh's queen.Mansingh used to call her "Gora". Hence, the name Goramansingh.Few old villagers says, the word Gora comes from the "JHANDA GAARNA"(Set a flag on the ground).Mansingh made a castle in the village and he set flag in front of the castle, when he came here.Hence, the name Goramansingh .
FESTIVAL OF THEVILLAGE:
1.Makarsankrati: It comes every year on 14 or 15 january.On the eve of this festival people of the village take holy bath in the pond in the winter morning.After that they ignite fire to warms their body.child enjoy taking special breakfast during warming his body.The morning breakfast on the day of Makarsankrati include sweets made by
parched rice,flattend rice ,tilkut,sugarcane ,dahi (curd) e.t.c.The women performs puja in home
and distributes prasaad among children & other members of family.
Khichri is very important dish on this day.
2.Holi: On the eve of the festival people enjoy with different colour and gulal.The way of playing Holi in the village is somewhat different from its neighouring area. Villagers first play Holi only with colour during 8A.M to 1P.M. After that they play only gulal till evening 8 p.m .Villagers handsack with each other and takes blessings from the elders during gulal spray.
3.Joor Sital:
Block: Gaura-Bauram
Panchayat: Goramansingh
Elected MP: Ramchandra paswan
Elected MLA:Mahavir prasad yadav
Prakhand Adyaksha:Mr.Manoj Kr.Yadav
population&occupation: It has at least 6000 people .Mostly engagged with agriculture.
Cast: It has mostly rajput cast. Beside them it has Kayasth,Dhanuk,Badhay(carpenter),
khatvay,Muslim,Nai,Dhobi,Kumhar and rarely Brahman .
Meaning Behind Naming of the village:The name of the village comes from two words Gora and Mansingh. Mansingh was a ancestor who came here many years ago.They made home and established his own sovereignty. He came from Sitalpur Pratapgarh,U.P.The word Gora comes from the word "Gauri", the name of the Mansingh's queen.Mansingh used to call her "Gora". Hence, the name Goramansingh.Few old villagers says, the word Gora comes from the "JHANDA GAARNA"(Set a flag on the ground).Mansingh made a castle in the village and he set flag in front of the castle, when he came here.Hence, the name Goramansingh .
FESTIVAL OF THEVILLAGE:
1.Makarsankrati: It comes every year on 14 or 15 january.On the eve of this festival people of the village take holy bath in the pond in the winter morning.After that they ignite fire to warms their body.child enjoy taking special breakfast during warming his body.The morning breakfast on the day of Makarsankrati include sweets made by
parched rice,flattend rice ,tilkut,sugarcane ,dahi (curd) e.t.c.The women performs puja in home
and distributes prasaad among children & other members of family.
Khichri is very important dish on this day.
2.Holi: On the eve of the festival people enjoy with different colour and gulal.The way of playing Holi in the village is somewhat different from its neighouring area. Villagers first play Holi only with colour during 8A.M to 1P.M. After that they play only gulal till evening 8 p.m .Villagers handsack with each other and takes blessings from the elders during gulal spray.
3.Joor Sital:
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