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About Lūnāvāda
Lunavada (also transliterated as Lunawada) is a municipality in the Mahisagar district, in the Gujarat state of India. Lunawada is the administrative headquarters of the Mahisagar district and one of the most developing towns of central Gujarat.
From the Wikipedia article Lunavada (municipality) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Lunavada was the capital of Lunavada State, a princely state that predated the town's existence by around 200 years, having been founded in 1225. The state's rulers claimed descent from the Solanki or Chaulukya dynasty; they constituted one of the sixteen branches of the Solanki tribe and were known as the Virpura Solanki's. Before Lunavada was founded, the state's capital was the town of Virpur, across the Mahi River to the west of Lunavada.
According to traditional accounts, the town of Lunavada was founded in 1434 by Bhim Singh, the rana of Virpur. On a hunting trip across the Mahi River, Bhim Singh ended up lost and separated from his companions. He came across an ascetic's hut and, after respectfully greeting the man, was told that, while passing east through the forest, he would see a hare crossing his path. The ascetic told him that he was to found a city on that spot. Bhim Singh did as he was told and saw the hare at a place now marked by the Bhavaneshvari Mata temple; there he built the town. Since the ascetic was a devotee of the god Luneshwar, the rana named the new town Lunavada out of respect .
From the History section of Lunavada (municipality) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Vadodara Green Airport Harni (BDQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 96 km away.
- Virpur 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Shehera 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Bār 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Sathamba 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Mālpur 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Santrampur 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Vādāsinor 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Morwa 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Sanjeli 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Godhra 39 km south, about 39 min by car
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