Vira is a village in
Anjar Taluka in
Kutch district of
Gujarat
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, India. Nearby temple of Jogninar is place of religious significance.
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, 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 day K ...
(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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Villages in Kutch district
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