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Junagadh
Tehsil Junagarh, District Junagarh, Gujarat.
Junagadh (means old fort) is a historic city with rich religious and colonial history. World famous Asiatic lions are only found in the forests surrounding the city. The highest mountain in Gujarat, Girnar, is also location here. It has several tourist places including written scripts since the times of king Asoka. It is also the birth place of famous poet Narsinh Mehta. Narsinh Mehta's "Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye..." (www.gandhiserve.org/information/music_online/Vaishnav_t... ) - was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite song.
In 1947, Junagadh experienced interesting events before joining the independent Republic of India (more details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_integration_of_India#Ju... )
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Tehsil Junagarh, District Junagarh, Gujarat.
Junagadh (means old fort) is a historic city with rich religious and colonial history. World famous Asiatic lions are only found in the forests surrounding the city. The highest mountain in Gujarat, Girnar, is also location here. It has several tourist places including written scripts since the times of king Asoka. It is also the birth place of famous poet Narsinh Mehta. Narsinh Mehta's "Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye..." (www.gandhiserve.org/information/music_online/Vaishnav_t... ) - was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite song.
In 1947, Junagadh experienced interesting events before joining the independent Republic of India...
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