Ambasan is a village in Mehsana Taluka of
Mehsana district
Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of over ...
in the state of
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, 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 List of states and union territories ...
, India.
History
Punjaji Chavda, a descendant of
Vanraja Chavda, who had established Ambasan as his capital. His son Mesaji Chavda later established
Mehsana
Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and the headquarters of Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwad dynasty, Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independen ...
.
There are ruins of some ancient temples nearby which are archaeologically important.
Other major temples include
Annapurna
Annapurna (; ) is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the 10th highest mountain in the world at above sea level and is well known for the difficulty and danger involved in its as ...
Devi temple, Amizara
Parshwanath Jain temple
A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings ge ...
, Ramji temple and Jay Vijay Hanuman temple, Vaijnath Mahadev temple, Jogani Mata temple.
Amenities
There are schools, hospital and post office in the village.
Gallery
File:Ambasan Sign board.jpg, Sign board
File:Ambasan village near Mehsana Gujarat India.jpg, Road leading to village
File:Jay Vijay Hanuman Temple Ambasan.jpg, Jay Vijay Hanuman Temple
File:Verai Mata Temple and Ambasan Sarvajanik Hospital.jpg, Verai Mata Temple and Ambasan Sarvajanik Hospital
References
Villages in Mehsana district
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