Miyani is a beach village in Porbandar Taluka in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. It is located 39 km north from the district headquarters of Porbandar and 429 km from the state capital of Gandhinagar.[1]
Miyani
Gujarati: મિયાણી | |
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Coordinates: 21°50′25″N 69°22′55″E / 21.84015°N 69.38200°E | |
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District | Porbandar |
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• Majority | Gujarati |
Time zone | IST |
Miyani is situated on a creek and is a fishing center in a fresh fish zone.[2] It is located on the coastline of Gujarat with beaches on the Arabian Sea.
Religious significance
editThe village is a pilgrimage center for Hindus and Jains. Temples of the goddess Harsiddhi are located here, including an ancient temple on the mountain Koyla Dungar which overlooks the sea. The present temple is located in the foothills of the mountain, and the site where the deity is now worshiped is said to be built by the Jain merchant Jagdusha in the 13th century.[2]
References
edit- ^ Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1975. p. 827. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b Mishra, Susan Verma; Ray, Himanshu Prabha (5 August 2016). The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE. Routledge. pp. 65–86, 280. ISBN 978-1-317-19374-6. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
21°50′25″N 69°22′55″E / 21.84015°N 69.38200°E