Matar is a large village in
Kheda district in the Indian state of
Gujarat. The headquarters of the Matar taluka, in the 2011 census it had a population of 15,284.
It was earlier known as ''Matbar,'' meaning a wealthy or prosperous village. This village has the well known Jain temple of Sachadev dedicated to
Sumatinath
Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain Tirthankara of the present age ( Avasarpini). Sumatinatha was born to a Kshatriya King Megha (Megharatha) and Queen Mangalavati (Sumangalavati) at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His Janma Kalyanak (birthday) was ...
, the fifth Jain
Tirthankara.
References
Cities and towns in Kheda district
Villages in Kheda district
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