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Kariyanna is a small village in
Amreli district Amreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of 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 ...
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 ...
,
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. It is on the road from Babra to
Gadhda Gadhada is a town and a municipality in Botad District in the state of Gujarat, India. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghela. Swaminarayan lived here for more than 25 years. Geography Gadhada is located at . It has an average elevation ...
. You can also visit Ghela Somnath temple distance 15 from the Kariyanna.


Description

This village has many
peacock Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus '' Pavo'' and one species of the closely related genus '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred t ...
s and there is a temple of Mahadev (Lord Shankar). There is also a Swaminarayan Temple which is holy place where Lord
Sahjanand Swami Swaminarayan (IAST: '; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and Asceticism, ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest Theophany, manifestation of Purushottama, around wh ...
stayed for some days. There is a beautiful lake outside the village's residential area. The village gets water from this lake for agriculture and household uses. The lake is crowded by Australian crane birds during winter. The road is small size made of tar. Vehicles driving in both directions have to watch that they do not collide. One can see small hills on both sides of the road. The main crops in the fields is peanuts and cotton.


References

Villages in Amreli district {{Amreli-geo-stub