Morvi Tourism, Gujarat India
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Morvi Fast Facts
- State: Gujarat
- District: Morbi
- Famous for/as: Temple
- Population: 250,000
- Language: Gujarati, Hindi
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- Pincode: 363641
- STDCode: 02822
Morvi, India Overview
Morbi or Morvi is a city and a municipality in Morbi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was a Princely State ruled by Jadeja clan of Rajputs until Indian independence in 1947. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula.
Sir Lakhdhiraji Waghji ruled this town from the year 1922 to the year 1948 and till date, he is accredited for the town planning and heritage architecture of the buildings. He ruled the town by fulfilling multiple responsibilities of a ruler and police officer at the same time. Some of the contributions by him to the town of Morvi include roads and the railway network of 70 miles that connects Morvi with Wadhvan and the small ports of Navlakhi and Vavania.
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Morvi, India History
Mani Mandir is a temple in the courtyard of Wellingdon Secretariat. The images of Laxmi Narayan, Mahakali, Ramchandraji, Radha-Krishna and Shiva are worshiped in this temple. Mani Mandir is made out of Jaipur stone with carved elements: arches, brackets, jalis, chhatris and shikhara and is an example of the application of the principles of Rajput architecture by master craftsmen at the turn of the century.
The Suspension Bridge was built at the turn of the century. It is 1.25 metres wide and spans 233 metres on the Machchhu River, connecting Darbargadh Palace and Lukhdhirji Engineering College. Recently this bridge has been renovated and opened to tourists.