Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is located 35 km (22 mi) from Mehsana. Its ancient names include Anartapura (the capital of Anarta) and Anandapura. It was a location visited by Xuanzang in 640 C.E. The founder and the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Alexander Cunningham, had identified Anandapura with the town of Vadnagar.[2] Vadnagar is also the birthplace of Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India.
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^The Ancient Geography of India: I. The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang. By Sir Alexander Cunningham, p.493-494
Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is located 35 km (22 mi) from Mehsana. Its ancient names...
Vadnagar railway station (station code: VDG) is a railway station in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat. Vadnagar railway station is on the Mahesana–Taranga...
district are Mehsana, Vijapur, Bahucharaji, Satlasana, Modhera, Unjha, Vadnagar, Kalol, Kadi, Visnagar, Kherva, Jotana and Kheralu. Mehsaji Chavda, a Rajput...
Vadnagar archaeological site is located in Vadnagar in Gujarat, India; it is known for its significant findings of a continuing settlement since ancient...
of Gujarati folk culture. The twins were from a northern town known as Vadnagar near Visnagar in the state of Gujarat. Tana and Riri both girls are closely...
and Ayurveda doctor from Gujarat. Parikh was born on 14 February 1929 at Vadnagar (now in Mehsana district, Gujarat, India) in a Vaishnava family. He became...
years of being out of contact with all who knew him, Modi returned to Vadnagar and contacted his family. He had made plans to go to Ahmedabad to work...
Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2022. "Vadnagar – A multi-layered Historic town, Gujarat". UNESCO World Heritage Centre...
Gujarat Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. The Nagar Brahmins originate in Vadnagar, in northern Gujarat, but are now mostly concentrated in Kathiawar. The...
minister outside the Indian National Congress. Modi was born and raised in Vadnagar in northeastern Gujarat, where he completed his secondary education. He...
Buddhist niece Duḍḍá (or Lulá?). He had made several grants to Brahmanas of Vadnagar. The Jain council at Vallabhi was probably held during his rule which was...
Dharoi dam and was instrumental in campaign for it. He did 9-day walk from Vadnagar to Gandhinagar for the dam. He met then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in...
Anandapura, which is identified as the area in and around the present-day Vadnagar. According to the Puranic accounts, this region was ruled by the Sharyata...
Mughals. Prince Bhim Singh captured Idar and plundered the Mughal post's in Vadnagar, Vishalnagar and Ahmadabad. Raj Singh protested against the Jizya tax levied...
expanded their rule in north Gujarat uniting the regions of Visnagar, Vadnagar, Kheralu, Mehsana, Vijapur, Patan and Harij. He established Patan as its...
surrounded by Vadgam Taluka towards west, Satlasna Taluka towards East, Vadnagar Taluka towards South, Unjha Taluka towards west. Dabhad Village is a border...
someone who could sing Raga Malhar to cure him. In due course, he reached Vadnagar, a town in Gujarat. There he came across two sisters named Tana and Riri...
headquarters Mehsana. It is a Taluka headquarter. Kheralu, Khedbrahma, Idar, Vadnagar are the nearby cities. The town was a headquarter of Thana during Agency...
Unakoti, Tripura". 27 March 2016. Bureau, The Hindu (20 December 2022). "Vadnagar town, Modhera Sun Temple, Unakoti sculptures added to UNESCO's tentative...
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