The Vatrak is a tributary of the Sabarmati River which flows for 243 kilometers in

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. It originates in the hills of

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and enters in Gujarat near village Moydi of Meghraj

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Basin

Vatrak run parallel to the

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, for about 29 km in Rajasthan, before entering the

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near village Moyedi. It runs in the southwest direction of the district, joining Mazum river near the district border with

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. Near Untadiya village, Vatrak river meets Zanzari river and the

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temple is located on the sangam (). The river joins Shedhi and Meshwo near

and finally drains into Sabarmati at Vautha near Dholka.

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