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Town in Gujarat, India
Sihor
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View of a small portion of old Sihor town from Sukhnath with one of hill ranges in the surrounding
Sihor (Gujarati: સિહોર Sihor) is a town, a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Placed along the river Gautami, this erstwhile capital of the Gohil Rajputs, surrounded by hills is situated about 20 km from Bhavnagar. It becomes Sihor by corrupting its name from Saraswatpur, Sinhalpur, Sinhpur, Sinhor, and Shihor.
Regionally, Sihor is all-time famous and known for its hills, their rock pattern, Gautameshwar Mahadev & Lake, Sihor's Festivals, Navnath Pilgrimage (Navnath Yatra) of Shiva Temples, Brahma Kund, 'Sihori Rajwadi Penda' (Peda or chocolate cake), old town's ascends and descends, walled city and fort, narrow lanes, Nana Sahib Peshwa and the 1857 revolt, its food and delicacy, Copper-ware & Brass-ware, Pottery, snuff manufacturing factories, Rolling Mills and Industrial Plants.
Known as 'Saraswatpur' during Mahabharata period and 'Sinhpur', 'Sinhalpur' after that, locally in Gujarat, it is often regarded as 'Chhote Kashi' (sub-version or model of Kashi - Varanasi - Banaras) also. This may be due to numerous temples and Shivalayas in and around this medium-sized town, religious activities and resemblance of town's architecture in particular. The town exhibits a definite texture and architecture through a numerous ancient temples and buildings.
Sihor (Gujarati: સિહોર Sihor) is a town, a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Placed along the river Gautami, this erstwhile...
1970s accounted that he lived as an ascetic, Yogindra Dayanand Maharaj, in Sihor in coastal Gujarat until his death in 1903.[citation needed] Harshram Mehta...
and established three capitals; Sejakpur (present-day Ranpur), Umrala and Sihor. Sejakpur was founded in 1194. Predecessor state of Sejakpur founded in...
district of Botad. Bhavnagar District is divided into ten talukas : Bhavnagar, Sihor, Umrala, Gariadhar, Palitana, Mahuva, Talaja, Ghogha, Jesar and Vallbhipur...
Umrala, and Sihor. Sejakpur was founded in 1194. In 1722–1723, the forces led by Khanthaji Kadani and Maratha Pilaji Gaekwad attempted to raid Sihor but were...
Palitana railway station, that is connected to Sihor and Bhavanagar. Most of the trains stop at Sihor, which is connected to Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar...
Amreli-Bhavnagar districts Vallabhi Junagadh Shatrunjay Hills, Palitana Sihor Palitana Virpur (Rajkot) and Gondal Jamnagar & Marine National Park Velavadar...
Sihor Junction railway station is a railway station serving in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat State of India. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of...
Brahma Kund is a stepped temple tank in Sihor town of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. It is located near the southern wall of the old town. It believed...
been Prince Vijaya, son of King Simhabahu, who ruled Simhapura (modern-day Sihor near Bhavnagar). Prince Vijaya was banished by his father for his lawlessness...
Gohil king Raval Dhunaji. Dhunaji was a son of Visoji, a Gohil chief of Sihor and ancestor of the Bhavnagar rulers. He had died fighting Kathis in 1619...
northeast, the Gulf of Khambhat to the east, Ghogha Taluka to the southeast, Sihor Taluka to the southwest, and Vallabhipur Taluka to the west. There are fifty-six...
Bhavnagar district the Saurashtra region in Gujarat, India. It is 8 km from Sihor town and 28 km from Bhavnagar town. Kanji Swami, a mystical teacher of Jainism...
a village in Sihor Taluka, Bhavnagar District, and former Rajput princely state in Gohelwar Vavdi Gajabhai, a village, also in Sihor Taluka Vavdi, another...
Navghaṇ built a temple to Khoḍiyār in Jūnāgaḍh. In Saurāṣṭra the chief of Sihor was Gohil Śādulsīnhjī; one day a Cāraṇ visited him and sang in praise of...
Keshu Nakarani is a Member of Legislative assembly from Sihor constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly. "TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE...
identify the Lala kingdom with present-day Gujarat place it in present-day Sihor. Another theory identifies it with the village of Singupuram, near Srikakulam...
Raildrishti. "Digvijaya writes to Goyal, requests stoppage of Mahakal Express at Sihor". Deccan Herald. "Indian Railways gives new look to Sehore station in Madhya...
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