Delvada, also known as Delwada, is a village in Una Taluka,

Gir Somnath district Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the city of Somnath. Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came ...

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. It is located on the banks of the Machundri River, 5 km from Una and about 8 km from Diu. Several religious and social groups exist in Delvada. These include:

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, Patels,

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, and Sindhi. Due to its proximity to the

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, the weather is extremely humid.

Economy

While much of the population of Delvada depends upon the agriculture for their livelihood, 60% of the inhabitants work in the diamond business and 10% manage shops.

Transportation

From the Delvada Railway Station, people can travel to

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and

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, among other towns and cities. People can also take

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buses, as well as those of private bus companies. The closest airport to Delvada is the

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, located approximately 14 km away.

Important places

Julta Minara (Shaking Minarets) There are two minara, which are holy places for Muslim Sai Baba Temple Delvada has a sai baba temple on Gupta Prayag road which many people visit, particularly on Thursdays. Gupta Prayag About 2 km Westerly to the Sai Baba temple are Gupt Prayag and Shyam Kund, considered holy places by the

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community. This is one of the 84 Bethak of

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s stay here and pray to the

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. A fair is arranged each year during the month of

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. Mahadev Shiv Temple A Mahadev Shiva temple is located on the banks of the Machundri River. Here, the locals pray to the god

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. Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple Ratneshwar Temple is lord shiva temple. There is beautiful place to visit. Lord Krishna Haveli There are two Lord Krishna Temples or Havelis which are located in the Vaniya Sheri area and they are very holy places to visit. Jain Derasar There is a Jain derasar, which is a holy place for the Jain. It is located in the center of Delvada. There is a white idol of the Bhagwan Chintamani in the Padmasana posture. It is believed that this temple belongs to the Ajahara group of five Tirthas.

Education

Schools include: *Shree ram bal mandir * Ankur Primary School, * P.G.N. Vora Primary School, * Delvada Pay Cen Kanya Shala * Delvada Pay Cen Kumar Shala. The high school is * Shree M.S. Sanghavi Vidhayalay *Industrial training institute *Kasturbaa gandhi kanya vidhyalaya * Shri H.M.V. Arts and Commerce College. There is also an Industrial Training Institute & Kasturba Vidhyalaya .

References

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