Valavav observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.
The principal temple recorded for Desar mandal is Shree Muktajivan Swami Bapa Smruti Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Valavav itself.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 September | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Valavav ranks #26 of 49 villages in Desar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Valavav is a village of 904 people in 185 households (Census 2011) in Desar taluka, Vadodara district, Gujarat, the 26th-largest of 49 villages in Desar taluka. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391774, served by Desar post office; the LGD village code is 519700. The sarpanch is KHUMABHAI BHIKHABHAI DESAI, and the village votes in Vatva assembly constituency, represented by MLA Babusinh Sarabhai Jadav. The population is estimated at 1,066 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Valavav →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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