Talala (Gir) is a town and a

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

Gir Somnath district Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the city of Somnath. Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came ...

in the Indian

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. Talala is famous for

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s and orchards of Kesar mangoes. Earlier Talala (Gir) was part of

Junagadh district Junagadh district is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh. Geography The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Gir Somnath district ( ...

APMC market yard

APMC Talala (Gir) was established on 6 June 1987. It started operation in 1991. Construction cost was around 21,984,984 rupees, which includes shops, road, godown, compound wall, office. The Kesar mango auction in APMC started on 29 April 2000.

Vihar Exports

Vihar Exports
is a company based in Surva village of Talala taluka of Gir Somnath in Gujarat. They started working together with local

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s and started a new venture by sending fresh

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s directly from farmers to customers. They also formed a grocery company called Vihar Exports and many

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actors also like it.

Sri Bai ashram

Sri Bai ashram is located on the bank of Hiran River. It is a historic temple of Sri Bai. Shree bai ashram

Gir National Park Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located north-east of Somnath, south-east of Junagadh and south-west of Amreli ...

In Sasan Gir The

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Hadmatiya stupa

Buddhist Stupa, belonging to the era of Kshatrapas (built in the 2nd century), locally known as Vajir Panat No Kotho is in the forest three kilometres from Talala Taluka. It is located on the bank of

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. The outer part of the stupa was built around the start of the

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using burnt bricks. The inner part is filled with undressed stones.

References

Hiran river Villages in Gir Somnath district Cities and towns in Gir Somnath district {{Gujarat-geo-stub