Pipavav

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]}

• Adapted from the Wikinfo article, "Pipavav" http://www.internet-encyclopedia.org/wiki.php?title=Pipavav