Dhasa is a small city and railway junction in
Botad
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District of
Gujarat
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. Geographycally there are two small towns, which are Dhasagam and Dhasa junction.
It is situated at distance of 75 km from Bhavnagar, 45 km from Amreli and 100 km from Rajkot. Dhasa is an important point on S.H.25 Which connects Bhavnagar to Rajkot. The population is around 10,000. The main industries are Oil Mills and Cotton Ginning Mills.
Dhasa Also Connect State Highway with Rajkot Ahmedabad Bhavnagar Botad And Amreli.
Dhasa Also Hub for shopping for small villages around dhasa and have good medical and hospitals.
Temples
There is a temple of Ambaji of a
Kuldevi
A ''kuladevata'' (), also known as a ''kuladaivaṃ'' (), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism.
Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion (''bhakti''), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan (''kula''), gotra, family, ...
of
Jain's of
Kapasi family here.
There is
Naga
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Mythology
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temple of
Kuladevata
A ''kuladevata'' (), also known as a ''kuladaivaṃ'' (), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism.
Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion (''bhakti''), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan (''kula''), gotra, family, ...
of Jain's
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family here.
Transport
Dhasa junction was one of the first railway junctions to be established in 1880 on
Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway,
Metre Gauge
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line from Dhasa to
Dhoraji
Dhoraji () is a town situated on the banks of the River Safura, a tributary of the River Bhadar. It is a municipality in the Rajkot district in the state of Gujarat, India.
History
Dhoraji was acquired by Kumbhaji II of Gondal State from ...
.
Dhasa have a State transport bus stand and well connected with most of the districts of Gujarat.
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External links
Dhasa Junction on Wikimap* http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Dhasa.html
Cities and towns in Bhavnagar district
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