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Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya are the twin cities of each other and both cities are jointly governed by Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation.
Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.Porbandar is also mentioned in the Mahabharata as the native place of Krishna's childhood friend Sudama.As per the mythological reference in Sudama Charitra of Skand Puran of Shrimad Bhagvad, the present Porbandar city was named after Goddess Porav, and was located along the river banks of Asmavati.
The capital of state was the harbour town of Porbandar. [ citation needed ] Some other important towns of this state were Bhanvad , Chhaya , Ranpar, and Shrinagar . Earlier Shrinagar served as the capital of Jethwas, then Ghumli served as the capital, but was lost to the Jadejas , however, architectural heritage built by them still stands at ...
As, Rana Sahib Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji had no male issue, he adopted Udaysinhji, as a son and heir-apparent to the throne of Porbandar on 12 June 1941. In the same year, on 3 July 1941; Udaysinhji was married to Maharajkumari Shri Prem Kunverba Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Thakore Sahib Shri Digvijaysinhji Daulatsinhji Sahib of Limbdi.
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Miyani is a beach village in Porbandar Taluka in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. It is located 39 km north from the district headquarters of Porbandar and 429 km from the state capital of Gandhinagar. [1] Miyani is situated on a creek and is a fishing center in a fresh fish zone. [2] It is located on the coastline of Gujarat with beaches on the ...
Bakharla is a village in the Porbandar district, Gujarat, India. It is approximately located 12 km north east of Mohandas Gandhi's birthplace Porbandar city. The existence of Bakharla gham is verified by Google Maps [2] and Google Earth and its location is confirmed at Latitude: 21.73194 & Longitude: 69.63531.
Kantela is a village in Porbandar district of Gujarat, India.It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Porbandar, and around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the sea. As of 2011, its population was 1,289, in 259 households.