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The name Baneshwar is derived from the revered
Shiva Linga which is kept in the Mahadev temple in Dungarpur.
"Baneshwar" means the 'master of the delta' in the local Vagdi
language and this name was given to Shiva Linga.
The Baneshwar fair is held at a small delta
formed by the river Som and Mahi in its present form is actually a
merger of two fairs: one which used to be held in honour of
Baneshwar Mahadev (Lord Shiva) and another fair which started after
the construction of the Vishnu temple by Jankunwari, daughter-in-law
of Mavji, a highly revered saint considered to be an incarnation of
Lord Vishnu. |