Palanpur Tourism, Gujarat India
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Palanpur Fast Facts
- State: Gujarat
- District: Banaskantha
- Famous for/as: Temples
- Population: 140,344
- Religions: Hindu
- Altitude: 209 m
- Language: Gujarati, Hindi
- Best Season: Oct - Mar
- Weather: 39°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 27% Humidity
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- Local Transport: Rickshaw, taxi, Buses
- Pincode: 385001
- STDCode: 02742
Palanpur Info
Chitrasani Village, Off. Abu-Palanpur Highway No. 14,
Palanpur (B.K.) Gujarat
Tel: +91 - 2742 - 284278 / 284378 / 79 / 80
Fax: +91 - 2742 - 284336
Jalaram Hotels Pvt Ltd., Opp Town Hall,
Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad – 380 006
Tel: +91 - 79 - 26582191
Fax: +91 - 79 - 26578412
Palanpur, India Overview
The former summer palace of the Nawab of Palanpur, now converted into a Three star luxury heritage hotel. It is located 14 kms from Palanpur. Palanpur is a city and a municipality of Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Palanpur is the largest city and the administrative headquarters of the district.
Legend has it that Palanpur was first settled by a certain Prahladan, belonging to the Paramara clan of Rajputs, who received the surrounding area as appanage from his elder brother, who ruled the region of what is now Mount Abu. It was known as Prahladanpur in history of Jainism. Palanpur town later became the seat of the eponymous princely state in British India.
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Palanpur, India History
The Mauryas ruled over Arbudachal for many years, and after them the region came under a succession of rulers like the Malars, and the mighty Kshatraps. Chandravati lay on the route of Allaudin Khilji’s armies, and is said to have been attacked twice. Perhaps this prompted Prahladan, brother of Chandravati’s ruler Dharavarsh, to set out to build a new city on the plains to the south west. It is said many residents of Chandravati left with him, joining in the dream of a new life of peace and prosperity.