Vira is a village in Anjar Taluka in

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. Nearby temple of Jogninar is place of religious significance. Jogninar Temple Vira Kutch Gujarat

History

Vira belongs to the descendants of a Jain priest, who, when he was still a fugitive, foretold greatness of Rao Khengarji of

Cutch State Cutch State, also spelled Kutch or Kachchh and also historically known as the Kingdom of Kutch, was a kingdom in the Kutch region from 1147 to 1819 and a princely state under British rule from 1819 to 1947. Its territories covered the present ...

(1537).

Places of interest

Jogninar temple is dedicated to 64 Jogni and reservoir, said to be built around 1478, but rebuilt in 1853, a popular place for performing ceremonies for the dead. There is also, about 350 years old, a small stone plastered tomb of a Sind Syed.

References

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