Harsol (also spelled Harsola, ancient Harshapura) is a small town in the

Talod Talod is a town and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Demographics India census, Talod had a population of 17,472. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Talod has an average literacy rat ...

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

'' of the

Sabarkantha Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India and is located in the northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar. Geography Sabarkantha District is bounded ...

district of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

, India. This town has its importance for Harsol inscription, which is related with the

Paramara The Paramara dynasty ( IAST: Paramāra) was an Indian dynasty that ruled Malwa and surrounding areas in west-central India between 9th and 14th centuries. They belonged to the Parmara clan of the Rajputs. The dynasty was established in either t ...

King

Siyaka II Siyaka (IAST: Sīyaka; reigned c. 949-972 CE), also known as Harsha (IAST: Harṣa), was a Paramara king, who ruled in west-central India. He appears to have been the first independent ruler of the Paramara dynasty. Siyaka is the earliest Para ...

(also called Harsha). The Harsola Vanik Samaj is also originated from the Harsol and later they expanded to other districts of Gujarat and nearby states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Harsola Vanik ( हरसोला वणिक ) is a Hindu sub-group of the Vanik caste. They are strictly vegetarian in diet and follow

Vaishnavism Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...

. Most of Harsola

Vaishnavas Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...

are the followers of

Vallabhacharya Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu (1479–1531 CE), also known as Vallabha, Mahaprabhuji and Vishnuswami, or Vallabha Acharya, is a Hindu Indian saint and philosopher who founded the Krishna-centered PushtiMarg sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj(Vraj) ...

and ensue Pushtimarg. Surnames of people associated with Harsola Vanik Samaj can be Harsola, Shah, Mehta, Saraf, Shroff, Doshi, Wani, Modi, Gandhi, Desai etc.

References

Cities and towns in Sabarkantha district {{Sabarkantha-geo-stub