Book: GharWaapsi (English)

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64. History of Nagalpar Village

Shri Pravin Narayan Dholu
– Nagalpar

The village of Nagalpur was founded by Nagji Bapa Dholu and Punja Bapa Dholu in Vikram Samvat in 1851. The village was named after Nagji Bapa, and astrology was the center of the religious system. All religious activities were performed according to the rules of Satpanth. However, when Naranji Bapa began preaching Sanatan Dharma, the conversion movement started in the village. Village leaders even attended the Karachi Dharma Parishad.

The elders of the village did not find the practices of Satpanth to be right. In 1923, Naran Bapa – the first of his family – got married in a Hindu ritual during a group marriage when he was only 12 years old. Afterward, his family, including the Harda Dhalo family, Somji Kheta Dhalo family, Harji Ramji Dhalo family, and other families, completely left Satpanth and embraced Sanatan Dharma.

Near the Jagiya, a Panmurti temple of Lord Lakshminarayan was built in Vikram Samvat 2002 (year 1945-46) with the inspiration of Saint Oghavaram and Guru Lalram of Bandhay.

During the celebration of Mataji’s Navratri, the Satpanth brothers opposed the idea of celebrating it in Chowk. As a result, the brothers of Sanat started to celebrate Navratri in Vathan’s Chowk. Even today, Janmashtami is celebrated in Chowk and Navratri in Vathan, which is a sign of opposition to Satpanth.

 

For 25 years after Vikram Samvat 2002, the worship of Lord Lakshminarayan’s pan idol and the worship of the place continued. However, as the elders who accepted Sanatan Dharma were becoming stronger and more powerful, on Vikram Samvat 2026 Vaishakh Sud 6, the idol of Lord Lakshminarayan was completely demolished, and the idol of Jyotish Dham was destroyed in the presence of a large number of community people from surrounding villages. The equipment of the Jagiya was then dumped into the Naran lake, and compulsory cremation was started as per the policy rules of the central society. Strict rules were implemented, casting out anyone who performs Satpanth rituals and attends Satpanth events. Today, the village is 100% Sanat, and all the policy rules of the central society are followed. 

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