Suthari

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Suthari

Suthri
Village
Suthari is located in Gujarat
Suthari
Suthari
Location in Gujarat, India
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Country  India
State Gujarat
District Kutch
Taluka Abdasa
Elevation 37 m (121 ft)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Kachchh
Vidhan Sabha constituency Abdasa[1]

Suthari is a village in Abdasa Taluka of Kutch district of Gujarat, India.[2]

It is 92 km to the west of District headquarters Bhuj and 27 km from taluka headquarters Naliya and 12 km from Kothara. Suthari is located near sea coast.

Suthari Pin code is 370490 and postal head office is at nearby village, Dumara.

Places of interest

Shri Suthri Jain Derasar

Suthari is famous as Jain pilgrimage center[2] as it holds one famous Jain temple where there are deities of Parshvanath, Padmavati, Kunthunath, Gautam Swami and Choumukhji. The temple built around year 1840[3] is a two-storied structure richly embellished with intricate designs and sculptures both inside and outside.[3][4] The chief architects and sculptors of the temple were, the Mistris of Kutch, a notable artisan community in the region.[5][6]

Darbargarh

Among other place of interests is the Darbargarh, the royal residence of Jadeja chief of the place, who were jagirdar during time of princely era of Kutch.

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Shri Suthri Tirth
  4. Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence edited by Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn,1998; pp-200
  5. Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi (1999), Dharsibhai Jethalal Tank - Vadodara.
  6. Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory : by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta. (2007) Calcutta.pp 28-29.



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