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Gorakhpur on the banks of the Rapti River is situated in eastern Uttar Pradesh near the Nepal border. A religious centre, it has the Gorakhnath temple, Buddhist sites and the Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts. It is the headquarters of the North Eastern Railways.
Gorakhpur is named after the ascetic Guru Gorakshnath, who popularized the Hathyoga. The Guru studied at the Gorakhnath Temple and this temple has now emerged as a tourist centre of great interest. The head priest of the temple is called the Gorakhshapitheshwara. He is treated as the city's cultural chief.
The economy of Gorakhpur is based on the service industry. The Purvanchal People come here for education, medical and other facilities. The city has many banks and hospitals.
Gautama Buddha gave up his princely life and ways when he reached the point where Rapti and Rohini rivers meet, near Gorakhpur. Ã? He then began his quest of truth. That was around 600 BC. Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara, was also connected with the city. The birthplace of Mahavira is quite close to Gorakhpur. Mahabharata mentions that Bhim had visited Gorakhpur to invite Gorakhnath to attend his Rajsuuya Yagna.
Magadha's Nanda Dynasty conquered the Kkisvaku dynasty in the 4th century BC. After that, Gorakhpur became part of Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Gupta and Harsha empires by turn. Ã? Mausen Madan Singh, the Tharu king, controlled Gorkhpur in the 10th century.
In medieval times, Saint Gorakhnath lived here. There is a dispute over the date of his birth among the experts. But the general opinion is that he reigned in the twelfth century. His Gorakhpur Samadhi has now become a pilgrim centre.
In the 12th century, Gorakhpur was conquered by Muhammad Ghori. Sant Kabir lived and worked in Maghar, a village 20 km from Gorakhpur.
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Gorakhpur has a tradition of folk-songs and folk-dances. Different folk-songs are sung at different festivals. At Deepawali, the Kaharwa is sung whereas the Alha and the Kajari are sung during the rainy and winter nights while the Phaag is sung during Holi. People chill out after a hard day of work with singing and dancing. The people use the harmonium, dholak, manjira, mridung, nagara, and thali as musical instruments.