Vira is a village in Anjar Taluka in Kutch district of

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, India. Nearby temple of Jogninar is place of religious significance. Jogninar Temple Vira Kutch Gujarat

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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