Tulsishyam | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat |
Coordinates: | 21.052°N 71.025°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | GJ |
Tulsishyam is located on the border of Amareli, Junagadh district and Gir Somnath district, in the Gir National Park in Gujarat state of India. It reachable by road 45 km from Dhari in Amreli district and 35 km from Una in Gir Somnath district.Ruled by the Kotilas's of Dedan,last ruler was kumarshree Jilubapu Kotila. Successor of kumarshree Jilubapu Kotila is Kumarshree Pratapbapu kotila. The son of kumarshree Pratapbapu kotila is Prince Nandkishor kotila.
Tulsishyam Anti Gravity Hill is a gravity hill where vehicles seems to defy the gravity and roll uphill.[1] It is 400 meters north of Tulsi Shyam Temple on State Highway SH104 (also called SH33), 75 km southwest of Amreli city, 110 km southeast of Junagadh, 166 km south of Rajkot, 170 km southwest of Bhavnagar, 300 km southeast of Dwarka, and 310 km southeast of Ahmedabad.
There is an ancient temple of Lord Vishnu-Lord Shyam. Legend says that Lord Krishna eliminated the demon called Tul and so the place is associated with his name along with that of Krishna as Shyam and is thus called Tulsishyam. The idol of Lord Tulsishyam is said to be 3000 years old. It is made up of black stone. There is a hot sulphur spring near the temple that is believed to have curative powers.