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Becharaji or Bahucharaji (Gujarati
: બેચરાજી કે બહુચરાજી) is a small town and taluka place in Mehsana district
of Gujarat in India
. It is situated in northern part of Gujarat. It is a very popular religious place of Hindu
religion. It is among the three Shakti Pith's worshipped in Gujarat as Bala at Bahucharaji, as Ambika at Ambaji
and as Kalika at Pavagadh
.
Near the Becharaji, there is a big temple of Bahuchar Mata, which village known as Shankhalpur (શંખલપુર). All tourist are comes in vacations. In these Village, Vadi Vaas is the big area in which came Moto Maadh, also Derasar comes there. Ankit Patel is a Sarpanch of this village.
' of Hindus. Earlier this town was a small village. Although, still it is a Village Panchayat. Its development is mainly due to temple of Bahuchara Mata. Other reasons for its development are it being declared as Taluka Place or Taluka Panchayat and centre for shopping for peripheral villages.
For the development of temple of Bahuchar Mata, Sayajirao Gaekwad extended the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
(GBSR) that was under the control of his state up to Becharaji.
and 35 km west of Mahesana. The main temple fort and gate was built by Manajirao Gakewad in Samvat
1839 or 1783 AD when he was Suba of Kadi. He gave 3 villages for the maintenance of the temple. These villages were subsequently taken over and Rs. 10,500/- per year was paid towards maintenance, which is merged and is now under Government control. For the development of this temple Sayajirao Gaekwad extended the GBSR railway that was under the control of his state up to Becharaji.
The centre temple was built by Maratha Fadanvesh. It has been renovated. Learned Saint Kapildev built the varakahdi temple and was then renovated by Kalari king Tejpal. That temple too has been again renovated.
On night of every Punam (15 th day of the month as per Vikram Samvat calendar) and on 8 th day of Aso sud and Chaitri sud police with arms pay Guard of Honour to Mataji's procession. It is also considered as important place for the 'Hijras (Eunuchs)'.
Bapal dan Detha. She and her sisters were on journey with a caravan when a marauder named Bapiya attacked their caravan. It was common practice in charan men and women if overpowered by their enemies, not to surrender but to kill themselves. Shedding the blood of charan was considered heinous sin. When Bapiya attacked the caravan, Bahuchara and her sisters announced tragu and cut their breasts. Legend tells that Bapiya was cursed and became impotent. The curse was lifted only when he worshiped Bahuchara Mata by dressing and acting like a woman. Today Bahuchara Mata is considered patroness of—and worshipped by—the hijra
community in India
. Her followers believe in non-violence and consider killing of all animals and creatures a sin
.
Shri Bahucharaji Mataji's temple is one of the Shakti
Pith where Daksha's daughter Ma Bhagwati Sati's hands had fallen. This place is a sidha Shakti Pith. In this complex of religious importance, there are three main temples viz. Adhya Sthan, Madhya Sthan and Main Temple . In the main temple, gold studded Bala Yantra made of crystal is being worshipped. Among the ten main goddesses in the whole universe, Sh. Balatripur Sundari Shri Bahucharma is a sidh shakti. Here many devotees come for darshan. From religious point this place has the same importance as other religious places like Ambaji, Pavagadh, Dhwarka, Somnath, Plitana, Girnar and Dakor.
Sh. Bahucharaji Mata rides rooster. During Solanki
dynasty period in Gujarat , rooster was a symbol on the state's flag. There are many miracles and legend associated with the Mataji's rooster. Devotees of Mataji consider rooster sacred and worship it.
Gujarati spread across the world when they come to India they do visit this scared temple of Mataji . Parents desirous of children and parents of new born children having physical disability or for their well being offer various offerings to Mataji with devotion.
Chaul kriya (babri) is one of the 16 sankskars as per Hindu religion and is performed by offering hair of children near the Mansarovar lake. Its being said that even Lord Krishna's babri was also performed at this lake. Shri Bahucharaji Mata is kuldevi for many castes in Gujarat and they all come here with devotion and reverence and carry out chaul kriya (babri) of their children.
Besides the three main temples with in the temple complex, there are others temple of Shri Ganesh, Shri Narsangveer Mandir, Shri Neelkanth Mahadev, Shri Saheriya Mahadev, Shri Sidhanath Mahadev, Shri Gutaeshwar Mahadev, Shri Bhuleshwar Mahadev, Shri Kachrolia Hanuman, Shri Chachar. Opposite Shri Chachar there is Hanuman temple, Havan place, Akshayapatra ni deri, cock house, Mataji's seat, Dipmala, and guest houses with decorative arches and pillars.
In a true sense Bahucharaji is a religious place where Tripur Sundari Bahucharaji resides at adya Shakti place. At this place Ma Bahgwati came personally to help her devotees.
Pratham Pragatya (occurrence)
As described in Puranas, area surrounding Bahucharji was under the control of Dandasur demon. His capital was Rajpura (Detroj). Bahuchraji Mata in the form of young girl killed Dandasur and re-established vedic religion.
Second Pragatya
On Bhagvan Kapil muni and Kardam muni's prayers she gave darshan to them.
Third Pragatya
In the forest of varakhadi (boru), shepherd boys had cooked rice in small earthen pots to be offered as prasad to Mataji. One king came there with his troops and challenged the Shepard boys to serve prasad to his troops. The boys served prasad to the whole troops from the small earthen pots.
Fourth Pragatya
A princess was born the queen of Kalari's Solanki King Vajesingh. However, they declared that a son is born and was named Tejpal. He was married to Chavada King of Patan. But when his in-laws came to know about his secret he ran away on his horse and sat at Mataji's place in boruvan. He saw a bitch transforming to a dog and his female horse transforming to a male horse, he too went to take a dip in the lake and was transformed from female to male.
Shri Mataji gave darshan to Vallabh Bhat at the age of 13 yrs. and blessed him as Devi Saraswati
(Goddess of Knowledge) and he wrote 'Anand no Garbo'. A regular singing of Anand no Garbo leads to fulfilment of one's desires.
There are many other miracles associated with Shri Mataji.
Shrinathji
at Nathdwara
wore a nose ring.
The dead cocks ate by soldiers of Allauddin Khilji were re-born.
Srimant Manajirao Gakewad was cured of disease.
To honour the word of devotee Vallabh Bhat even without season, food with mango juice was served.
Goddess attended the marriage ceremony of devotee Jaduram Bhat's son.
, Chanasma
and Viramgam
by state highways.
Bahuchraji is located on Ahmedabad
-Rantej-Patan
metre gauge
railroot.
State highways no. 7 connects NH-14 from Deesa
, Patan
, and Chanasma
to Becharaji, from where it further goes to Viramgam
, Dhrangadhra
, Halvad
and Maliya. From Maliya, one can connect to NH-8A and reach Kutch.
Whereas state highway no. 19 connects Mehsana
, Kalri to Becharaji, from where it further goes to Dasada, Zainabad, Patdi
, and Surendranagar.
Another state highway, precisely no. 134, connects Mehsana, Modhera and Kalri to Becharaji.
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
: બેચરાજી કે બહુચરાજી) is a small town and taluka place in Mehsana district
Mehsana district
Mehsana district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 18 lakhs and an area of over 4,500 km². There are over 600 villages in this district...
of Gujarat in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated in northern part of Gujarat. It is a very popular religious place of Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
religion. It is among the three Shakti Pith's worshipped in Gujarat as Bala at Bahucharaji, as Ambika at Ambaji
Ambaji
Ambaji is a census town in Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India. Ambaji is an important temple town with millions of devotees visiting the Ambaji temple every year. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas....
and as Kalika at Pavagadh
Pavagadh
Pavagadh is a Hill Station, and a Municipality in Panchmahal district about away from Vadodara in Gujarat state in western India. It is known for a famous Mahakali temple which draws thousands of pilgrims everyday....
.
Near the Becharaji, there is a big temple of Bahuchar Mata, which village known as Shankhalpur (શંખલપુર). All tourist are comes in vacations. In these Village, Vadi Vaas is the big area in which came Moto Maadh, also Derasar comes there. Ankit Patel is a Sarpanch of this village.
History
The town's name came from Bahuchar Mata or Bahucharaji Mata, a popular deity or 'DeviDevi
Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
' of Hindus. Earlier this town was a small village. Although, still it is a Village Panchayat. Its development is mainly due to temple of Bahuchara Mata. Other reasons for its development are it being declared as Taluka Place or Taluka Panchayat and centre for shopping for peripheral villages.
For the development of temple of Bahuchar Mata, Sayajirao Gaekwad extended the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway was a narrow gauge and metre gauge railway line owned by the Princely State of Baroda, which was ruled by the Gaekwar dynasty....
(GBSR) that was under the control of his state up to Becharaji.
Demography
This taluka comprises population of around 1 lakh. A majority of the population follows Hindu religion, although there are some villages with Muslims. Among Hindus, the main communities are Patel, Brahmins, Jain, Charan, Rabari, Bharwad, Thakore, Khant, etc.Becharaji Town
Becharaji town is small in area. Earlier,it was basically divided in two parts, namely, 'Upali Bajaar (Upper market)'and 'Nichali Bajaar (Lower market)'. But now it is developing at rapid pace. Many new complexes are developed like 'Dayanand Complex'. There are many Dhramshalas in the town.Apart from this, many shops of different commodities are found there. "Becharaji APMC" and "Becharaji Taluka Kharid-Vechan Sangh or Becharaji Taluka Purchase-sales Union" are situated in the town. [State Bank Of India] and "Mehsana District Cooperative Bank" are having their branches in the town.Most of the hotels and restaurants are situated on the highway.Temple
The Temple of Bahuchara Mata is located in mid Bechraji town. It is 110 km from AhmedabadAhmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
and 35 km west of Mahesana. The main temple fort and gate was built by Manajirao Gakewad in Samvat
Samvat
Samvat is any of the various Hindu calendars. In India, there are several calendars in use:* Vikrama Samvat: lunar months, solar sidereal years* Shaka Samvat : lunar months, solar sidereal years* Shaka Samvat : solar tropical...
1839 or 1783 AD when he was Suba of Kadi. He gave 3 villages for the maintenance of the temple. These villages were subsequently taken over and Rs. 10,500/- per year was paid towards maintenance, which is merged and is now under Government control. For the development of this temple Sayajirao Gaekwad extended the GBSR railway that was under the control of his state up to Becharaji.
The centre temple was built by Maratha Fadanvesh. It has been renovated. Learned Saint Kapildev built the varakahdi temple and was then renovated by Kalari king Tejpal. That temple too has been again renovated.
On night of every Punam (15 th day of the month as per Vikram Samvat calendar) and on 8 th day of Aso sud and Chaitri sud police with arms pay Guard of Honour to Mataji's procession. It is also considered as important place for the 'Hijras (Eunuchs)'.
Religious Importance
'Bahuchar Mata is a Hindu goddess. She was a daughter of a charanCharan
Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...
Bapal dan Detha. She and her sisters were on journey with a caravan when a marauder named Bapiya attacked their caravan. It was common practice in charan men and women if overpowered by their enemies, not to surrender but to kill themselves. Shedding the blood of charan was considered heinous sin. When Bapiya attacked the caravan, Bahuchara and her sisters announced tragu and cut their breasts. Legend tells that Bapiya was cursed and became impotent. The curse was lifted only when he worshiped Bahuchara Mata by dressing and acting like a woman. Today Bahuchara Mata is considered patroness of—and worshipped by—the hijra
Hijra (South Asia)
In the culture of South Asia, hijras or chakka in Kannada, khusra in Punjabi and kojja in Telugu are physiological males who have feminine gender identity, women's clothing and other feminine gender roles. Hijras have a long recorded history in the Indian subcontinent, from the antiquity, as...
community in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Her followers believe in non-violence and consider killing of all animals and creatures a sin
Sin
In religion, sin is the violation or deviation of an eternal divine law or standard. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Christians believe the moral code of conduct is decreed by God In religion, sin (also called peccancy) is the violation or deviation...
.
Shri Bahucharaji Mataji's temple is one of the Shakti
Shakti
Shakti from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes...
Pith where Daksha's daughter Ma Bhagwati Sati's hands had fallen. This place is a sidha Shakti Pith. In this complex of religious importance, there are three main temples viz. Adhya Sthan, Madhya Sthan and Main Temple . In the main temple, gold studded Bala Yantra made of crystal is being worshipped. Among the ten main goddesses in the whole universe, Sh. Balatripur Sundari Shri Bahucharma is a sidh shakti. Here many devotees come for darshan. From religious point this place has the same importance as other religious places like Ambaji, Pavagadh, Dhwarka, Somnath, Plitana, Girnar and Dakor.
Sh. Bahucharaji Mata rides rooster. During Solanki
Solanki
The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
dynasty period in Gujarat , rooster was a symbol on the state's flag. There are many miracles and legend associated with the Mataji's rooster. Devotees of Mataji consider rooster sacred and worship it.
Gujarati spread across the world when they come to India they do visit this scared temple of Mataji . Parents desirous of children and parents of new born children having physical disability or for their well being offer various offerings to Mataji with devotion.
Chaul kriya (babri) is one of the 16 sankskars as per Hindu religion and is performed by offering hair of children near the Mansarovar lake. Its being said that even Lord Krishna's babri was also performed at this lake. Shri Bahucharaji Mata is kuldevi for many castes in Gujarat and they all come here with devotion and reverence and carry out chaul kriya (babri) of their children.
Besides the three main temples with in the temple complex, there are others temple of Shri Ganesh, Shri Narsangveer Mandir, Shri Neelkanth Mahadev, Shri Saheriya Mahadev, Shri Sidhanath Mahadev, Shri Gutaeshwar Mahadev, Shri Bhuleshwar Mahadev, Shri Kachrolia Hanuman, Shri Chachar. Opposite Shri Chachar there is Hanuman temple, Havan place, Akshayapatra ni deri, cock house, Mataji's seat, Dipmala, and guest houses with decorative arches and pillars.
In a true sense Bahucharaji is a religious place where Tripur Sundari Bahucharaji resides at adya Shakti place. At this place Ma Bahgwati came personally to help her devotees.
Pratham Pragatya (occurrence)
As described in Puranas, area surrounding Bahucharji was under the control of Dandasur demon. His capital was Rajpura (Detroj). Bahuchraji Mata in the form of young girl killed Dandasur and re-established vedic religion.
Second Pragatya
On Bhagvan Kapil muni and Kardam muni's prayers she gave darshan to them.
Third Pragatya
In the forest of varakhadi (boru), shepherd boys had cooked rice in small earthen pots to be offered as prasad to Mataji. One king came there with his troops and challenged the Shepard boys to serve prasad to his troops. The boys served prasad to the whole troops from the small earthen pots.
Fourth Pragatya
A princess was born the queen of Kalari's Solanki King Vajesingh. However, they declared that a son is born and was named Tejpal. He was married to Chavada King of Patan. But when his in-laws came to know about his secret he ran away on his horse and sat at Mataji's place in boruvan. He saw a bitch transforming to a dog and his female horse transforming to a male horse, he too went to take a dip in the lake and was transformed from female to male.
Shri Mataji gave darshan to Vallabh Bhat at the age of 13 yrs. and blessed him as Devi Saraswati
Saraswati
In Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
(Goddess of Knowledge) and he wrote 'Anand no Garbo'. A regular singing of Anand no Garbo leads to fulfilment of one's desires.
There are many other miracles associated with Shri Mataji.
Shrinathji
Shrinathji
Shrinathji is an anthropomorphic form of Hindu god Krishna, manifest as a seven year old child . The principal shrine of Shrinathji is situated at the temple town of Nathdwara, located 48 Kilometers North-east of Udaipur city in Rajasthan...
at Nathdwara
Nathdwara
Nathdwara is a town in Rajasthan state of western India. It is located in the Aravalli hills, on the banks of the Banas River in Rajsamand District, 48 kilometers north-east of Udaipur. This town is famous for its temple of Krishna which houses the idol of Shrinathji, a 14th century, 7-year old...
wore a nose ring.
The dead cocks ate by soldiers of Allauddin Khilji were re-born.
Srimant Manajirao Gakewad was cured of disease.
To honour the word of devotee Vallabh Bhat even without season, food with mango juice was served.
Goddess attended the marriage ceremony of devotee Jaduram Bhat's son.
Becharaji Taluka
As earlier said, Bahucharaji is Taluka Place. It is headed politically by president of Taluka Panchayat and administratively by Taluka Development Officer (T.D.O.). There are 52 villages in Becharaji Taluka. They are as follows:- 1. Adivada
- 2. Ajabpura
- 3. Akba
- 4. Ambala
- 5. Asjol
- 6. Bariyaf
- 7. Bechar Alias Becharaji
- 8. Bhalgamda
- 9. Chadasna
- 10. Chandanki
- 11. Chandroda
- 12. Chhatasana
- 13. Dedana
- 14. Dedarda
- 15. Delpura Khant
- 16. Delvada Khant
- 17. Dethli
- 18. Devgadh
- 19. Dhanpura
- 20. Dharpura-Khant
- 21. Dodivada
- 22. Edala
- 23. Finchdi
- 24. Gambhu
- 25. Ganeshpura
- 26. Indrap
- 27. Jetpur
- 28. Kakasna
- 29. Kalri
- 30. Kanoda
- 31. Karansagar
- 32. Khambhel
- 33. Mandali
- 34. Matrasan
- 35. Modhera
- 36. Motap
- 37. Poyda
- 38. Pratapgadh
- 39. Ranchhodpura
- 40. Ranela
- 41. Rantej
- 42. Ruppura Karanpura
- 43. Saduthla
- 44. Sankhalpur
- 45. Sanpavada
- 46. Sujanpura
- 47. Suraj
- 48. Surpura
- 49. Udela
- 50. Vanpur
- 51. Venpura
- 52. Vijapurda
Transportation Facility
Bahucharaji is well connected by Railways and state transport (ST) buses.There are many private vehicle operators as well. It is connected with MehsanaMehsana
Mahesana is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.-City and surrounding area:Situated near Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Mehsana is one of the largest cities in North Gujarat; followed by Patan and Palanpur. A number of primary industries including dairy, oil...
, Chanasma
Chanasma
Chanasma is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the state of Gujarat, India.-Geography:Chanasma is located at . It has an average elevation of 61 metres ....
and Viramgam
Viramgam
Viramgam is a city and a municipality in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Viramgam is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres...
by state highways.
Bahuchraji is located on Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
-Rantej-Patan
Patan, Gujarat
Patan was a capital of Gujarat in medieval times. It is the administrative seat of Patan District in the Indian state of Gujarat and administered by municipality. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as few mosques, dargahs and rojas...
metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
railroot.
State highways no. 7 connects NH-14 from Deesa
Deesa
Deesa is a city and a municipality in the heart of Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India.-History:Deesa is situated on banks of the river Banas. Deesa was also recognized as camp Deesa as it was under the rule of Deewan saheb. In the year 1821 A.D, a British cantonment was established...
, Patan
Patan, Gujarat
Patan was a capital of Gujarat in medieval times. It is the administrative seat of Patan District in the Indian state of Gujarat and administered by municipality. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as few mosques, dargahs and rojas...
, and Chanasma
Chanasma
Chanasma is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the state of Gujarat, India.-Geography:Chanasma is located at . It has an average elevation of 61 metres ....
to Becharaji, from where it further goes to Viramgam
Viramgam
Viramgam is a city and a municipality in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Viramgam is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres...
, Dhrangadhra
Dhrangadhra
Dhrangadhra is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. During the period of the British Raj, the city was the capital of Dhrangadhra state, one of the eight first-class princely states of the Kathiawar Agency in the Bombay Presidency.-History:Dhrangadhra...
, Halvad
Halvad
Halvad is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.- Geography :Halvad is located at . It has an average elevation of 46 metres . Halvad sits on bank of Samatsar Pond...
and Maliya. From Maliya, one can connect to NH-8A and reach Kutch.
Whereas state highway no. 19 connects Mehsana
Mehsana
Mahesana is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.-City and surrounding area:Situated near Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Mehsana is one of the largest cities in North Gujarat; followed by Patan and Palanpur. A number of primary industries including dairy, oil...
, Kalri to Becharaji, from where it further goes to Dasada, Zainabad, Patdi
Patdi
Patdi is a town located 90km west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India with a population of approximately 20,000. Ahmedabad 90 km away is the nearest airport. Patdi has less frequency of train connections...
, and Surendranagar.
Another state highway, precisely no. 134, connects Mehsana, Modhera and Kalri to Becharaji.
Other Important Places Nearby
- Shankhalpur - Temple of Toda Mata/ Bahuchar Mata: 3 km
- Modhera - World Famous Sun Temple, Step well and Suryakund, Temple of Modheshwari Mata, : 14 km
- ViramgamViramgamViramgam is a city and a municipality in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Viramgam is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres...
- 1000 Years old Munsar Lake of Solanki's Era : 50 km - Zinzuwada - Fort built in typical Hindu Culture architecture Artistic Doors, carvings on Fort's Wall & Kund : 40 km
- Zainabad - Heritage Hotel, Wild assWild assWild ass can refer to:*African Wild Ass*Kiang *Onager *Yukon Wild Horse is sometimes called the Yukon Wild Ass....
sanctuary of Ghudkhar Facility for desert safari : 30 km - PatanPatan, GujaratPatan was a capital of Gujarat in medieval times. It is the administrative seat of Patan District in the Indian state of Gujarat and administered by municipality. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as few mosques, dargahs and rojas...
- Step Well of Rani, Sahastraling Lake, Well of Dharmadhar, Home Industries of Patola, Khan Sarovar Lake, Jain Temples : 50 km - SidhpurSidhpurSidhpur is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Sidhpur is an historical place, located in North Gujarat, India. It is located on the bank of Sarasvati River, considered to be the branch of lost Saraswati river. Sidhpur is the taluka headquarters of Sidhpur...
- Rudra Mahalay, Bindu Sarowar, Vahorawad: 80 km - Shankheshwar ShankheshwarShankheshwar is an important tirthas of Jainism. It is situated in the Patan district of Gujarat state of India.According to Mughal history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor Shah Jahan to Shantidas, a former nagarsheth of Ahmedabad.A fair is held here on the full moon days of...
- Jain Temples :50 km - Bhoyani - Jain Temples : 35 km
- Rantej - Jain Temples : 20 km.
Reference
- "Place within: Rediscovering India", by M. G. Vassanji, Doubleday Canada, 423 pages.