Suthari

Village in Gujarat, India

Suthari

Suthri

Village

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Suthari

Location in Gujarat, India

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Suthari

Suthari (India)

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Coordinates: 23°02′02″N 68°54′58″E﻿ / ﻿23.0340°N 68.9161°E﻿ / 23.0340; 68.9161
Country|  India
State| Gujarat
District| Kutch
Taluka| Abdasa
Elevation

| 37 m (121 ft)
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| GJ
Lok Sabha constituency| Kachchh
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Abdasa[1]
Website| gujaratindia.com

Suthari is a village in Abdasa Taluka of Kutch district of Gujarat, India.[2]

It is 92 km to the west of District headquarters Bhuj and 27 km from taluka headquarters Naliya and 12 km from Kothara. Suthari is located near sea coast.

Suthari Pin code is 370490 and postal head office is at nearby village, Dumara.

## Places of interest

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### Shri Suthri Jain Derasar

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Suthari is famous as Jain pilgrimage center[2] as it holds one famous Jain temple where there are deities of Parshvanath, Padmavati, Kunthunath, Gautam Swami and Choumukhji. The temple built around year 1840[3] is a two-storied structure richly embellished with intricate designs and sculptures both inside and outside.[3][4] The chief architects and sculptors of the temple were, the Mistris of Kutch, a notable artisan community in the region.[5][6]

### Darbargarh

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Among other place of interests is the Darbargarh, the royal residence of Jadeja chief of the place, who were jagirdar during time of princely era of Kutch.

## References

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1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation, State: Gujarat, District: Ahmadabad" (PDF). National Information Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012.
2. ^ a b Kutch by India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. 1964. p. 53.
3. ^ a b Shri Suthri Tirth
4. ^ Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence edited by Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn,1998; pp-200
5. ^ Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi (1999), Dharsibhai Jethalal Tank - Vadodara.
6. ^ Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory : by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta. (2007) Calcutta.pp 28-29.

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Abdasa Taluka

Taluka HQ: Naliya

Towns|

* Naliya

Villages and
other settlements|

* Ber Moti
* Bhanada
* Dhufi
* Dumara
* Fulay
* Golay
* Jakhau
* Jara
* Kothara
* Mothala
* Suthari
* Tera

Temples|

* Tera Jain Derasar

Parks, reserves and
scenic sites|

* Maniyara Fort
* Tera Fort

Rivers, lakes,
reservoirs and dams|

* Mitti Dam

Peoples|

* Gujarati Muslims
* Halaypotra
* Hingora
* Ker clan
* Me caste
* Sanghar caste
* Jadeja
* Lohana

Prominent personalities|

* Jayantilal Bhanusali

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