Pipavav

Pipavav is a village located near the West coast of Gujarat, India. By road it is 2 hours (85 km) from Amreli, 30 minutes (16 km) from Rajula, 2.5 hours (130 km) from Bhavnagar on the East and 1.5 hrs (78 km) from Diu on the West. The nearest town is Rajula.

Pipavav પીપાવાવ
Village
Pipavav Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Pipavav Pipavav (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°00′43″N 71°32′3″E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Languages
• Official	Gujarati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ
Nearest city	Rajula city
Website	gujaratindia.gov.in

The village gave its name to the nearby Port Pipavav.

History

The name 'Pipavav' has two parts; the name 'Pipa' originates from the name of Saint Pipaji, who was a king from Rajasthan who left his kingdom in search of the eternity along with his queen Sitadevi. 'Vav' in Gujarati refers to a well. Pipavav village still has a well that was dug by Saint Pipaji^{[citation needed]}. There is temple of Radha and Krishna in the village and there is a saying^[vague] that its idols were obtained^{[clarification needed]} during the digging of the well.^{[citation needed]}

Villagers mentions the importance of the place during the time of the Mahabharata, wherein Krishna (with Rukmini) stopped in the village on their way to Dwarka.^{[citation needed]}

Preacher Morari Bapu^[when?] held a Ram Katha at Pipavav to collect funds for the development of the Pipavav temple.^{[citation needed]}