Mahadev Pura
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Mahadev Pura (महादेवपुरा) is the name of a village in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.
Jat gotras
History
The village is inhabited by the Jats and is situated on the banks of Hindon River and is on the hillock. There is very ancient Temple dedicated to the Mighty Lord Shiva and twice in the year Shiva devotees used to offer water which they carry from the Holy River Ganges from Haridwar and all the way walked up to their designated destination to offer water to the Lord Shiva.
Fairs are held here on the fourteenth day of Sravana (sometime in August-September)and Phalguna (February) at the foothills of the Lord Shiva Temple in this village. This place (Mahadev Pura is about 3 K.M. from the nearest town Baleni which is on the highway from Meerut to Baghpat well connected by the road.
It is 28 Kms distant from Baghpat and 32 Kms from Meerut. According to a local tradition, the sage Parashurama founded a Shiva temple here and named the place Shivapuri which in process of time, became changed to Shivpura and then got shortened to Pura.
Population
The village has a population of 2155 and area 563 hectare. The main crop is sugar-cane, tubewells being one of the chief sources of irrigation.
Notable persons
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