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'''Bilkha''' is a village in Junagadh Taluka of [[Junagadh district]] in [[Gujarat]], India. Bilkha lies at the foot of the Girnar clump in the south-east corner.<ref name="bg"/><br />
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==History==<br />
According to a legend, Bilkha was the ancient Balisthan or residence of the legendary king [[Mahabali|Bali]].<br />
It is situated about eighteen miles east of Vamansthali (the present [[Vanthali]]), the abode of [[Vamana]].<ref name="bg">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text)|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=401–402}}</ref><br />
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During British period, it is owned by [[Kathi caste|Kathis]] of the Vala tribe, a branch of the [[Jetpur State|Jetpur]] house. In 1880s, Vala Kala Devdan was a its ''talukdar'' who had fourth class jurisdiction in his sole villages, and Valas Ala and Desa both sons of Bhima Sata, they each exercised sixth class jurisdiction in their sole villages. Bilkha itself was joint between the above-mentioned shareholders so it was managed by a ''thanadar'' subordinate to the Jetpur taluka court.<ref name="bg"/><br />
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==Places of interest==<br />
===Dwelling of Chelaiya===<br />
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A spot called the dwelling of Sagalsha Sheth is in the village.<ref name="bg"/><br />
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He was [[Vania]] of great purity of life. [[Shiva]] one day visited him in the garb of an ascetic, [[aghori]] to test his virtue and asked him to cut off the head of his only son Chelaiyo and together with his wife pound it in a mortar and then give it to him to eat. Sagalsha did not refuse to perform this terrible sacrifice, and his son also willingly gave up his life. Shiva, seeing their sincerity, restored Chelaiyo to life, and granted them whatever they asked.<ref name="bg"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://tahuko.com/?p=11368|title=શ્રીપ્રાણલાલ વ્યાસને શ્રધ્ધાંજલી (શેઠ સગાળશા – ચેલૈયો) {{!}} ટહુકો.કોમ|website=Tahuko|language=Gujarati|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226052759/http://tahuko.com/?p=11368|archive-date=2017-02-26|url-status=|access-date=2017-02-26}}</ref><br />
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Many persons say that Sagalsha lived in the [[Shiyal Island]] and that he was the Raja of that place.<ref name="bg"/><br />
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===Anand Ashram===<br />
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There is an [[ashram]] established by Nathuram Sharma, a saint.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
The population according to the census of 1872 was 3327 and according to that of 1881–82, 3791 souls.<ref name="bg"/> The population according to the census of 2011 was 11,134.<br />
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==Economy==<br />
Bilkha is known for medium variety traditional wood work.<ref>''Crafts Map of Gujarat'' by Dastakari Haat Samiti</ref> The population according to the census of 2011 was 11,134.<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
The legend of Sagalsha produced several folk-songs. It was a subject of 1978 Gujarati film ''Sheth Sagalsha''.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[File:PD-icon.svg|10px]] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [[public domain]]: {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=401–402}}<br />
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