Suthari Explained

Suthari
Native Name Lang:gu
Other Name:Suthri
Nickname:sonthari
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:23.034°N 68.9161°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kutch
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Abdasa
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:37
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank Info Sec1:Kachchh
Blank1 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Abdasa[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:GJ

Suthari is a village in Abdasa Taluka of Kutch district of Gujarat, India.[2]

It is 92 km to the west of District headquarters Bhuj and 27 km from taluka headquarters Naliya and 12 km from Kothara. Suthari is located near sea coast.

Suthari Pin code is 370490 and postal head office is at nearby village, Dumara.

Places of interest

Shri Suthri Jain Derasar

Suthari is famous as Jain pilgrimage center[2] as it holds one famous Jain temple where there are deities of Parshvanath, Padmavati, Kunthunath, Gautam Swami and Choumukhji. The temple built around year 1840 is a two-storied structure richly embellished with intricate designs and sculptures both inside and outside.[3] [4] The chief architects and sculptors of the temple were, the Mistris of Kutch, a notable artisan community in the region.[5] [6]

Darbargarh

Among other place of interests is the Darbargarh, the royal residence of Jadeja chief of the place, who were jagirdar during time of princely era of Kutch.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation, State: Gujarat, District: Ahmadabad. National Information Centre, Government of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224204207/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Gujarat_Maps/Ahmadabad.pdf. 24 December 2012. dmy-all.
  2. Book: Kutch by India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat. 1964. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. 53.
  3. http://www.jinalaya.com/gujarat/suthari.htm Shri Suthri Tirth
  4. Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence edited by Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn,1998; pp-200
  5. Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi (1999), Dharsibhai Jethalal Tank - Vadodara.
  6. Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory : by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta. (2007) Calcutta.pp 28-29.