Tankara is a town in
Morbi district
Morbi district is in the state of Gujarat, India. It was formed on August 15, 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has 5 taluk ...
in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the
Demi River and on Rajkot-Morbi Highway,
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Morbi or Morvi is a city in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. , the city's population was determined to be 194,947. The city is on the Machhu River, from the sea and from Rajkot.
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, 40 kilometres from Rajkot, and 80 kilometres from Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies ...
. Tankara is considered a holy city to Arya Samajis because it is the birthplace of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj ( hi, आर्य समाज, lit=Noble Society, ) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the sanny ...
, who was born on 12 February 1824.
Rishi Bodh Utsav
Every year on Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri (IAST: Mahāśivarātri) is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. The name also refers to the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance called Tandava.
In every month of the luni-solar Hindu ca ...
, the Arya Samaji
Arya Samaj ( hi, आर्य समाज, lit=Noble Society, ) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the san ...
s commemorate Swami Dayananda Sarasvati's ''Rishi Bodh Utsav'' during the 2 days mela at Tankara organised by Tankara Trust, during which Shobha Yatra
Mahalakshmi Menon, best known by her stagename Shobha (23 September 1962 – 1 May 1980), was an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films. At the age of 17, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her rol ...
procession and Maha Yajna is held, event is also attended by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
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and Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani
Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai Rupani (born 2 August 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021 for two terms. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, representing Rajkot West. He is a ...
.
Industry
Tankara is famous for quality cotton bales production and has 25 to 30 cotton ginning factories and many cotton oil mills. Tankara is the fourth largest business centre in the field of cotton oil mill and ginning industries in Saurashtra and fifth in Gujarat. This industry is the fastest growing in this region. Tankara is also one of the major centres of silver imitation jewellery manufacturing. Tankara has been facing many basic infrastructure related problem such as: and with polypack industries production are pp woven fabric, pp non woven fabric and more manufacturer.
Hospitals
In Tankara Health services are primarily provided at government hospital and many private hospitals.
List of villages in Tankara
* Amrapar (tol)
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* Bangavadi
* Bedi
* Bhutkotda
* Chhattar
* Devaliya
* Dhroliya
* Ganeshpar
* Ghunada
* Khanpar
* Hadala
* Hadmatiya
* Hamirpar
* Harbatiyali
* Haripar
* Hirapar
* Jabalpur
*Jainagar
* Jivapartankara
* Jodhpar (zala)
* Kagdadi
* Kalyanpar
* Khakhra
* Kothariya
* Lajai
* Lakhdhir Gadh
* Meghpar Zala
* Mitana
References
Maharshi Dayanand Smarak Trust, Tankara, Photos
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Cities and towns in Morbi district
Hindu pilgrimage sites
Arya Samaj
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