Miyani

Miyani is a beach Village in Porbandar Taluka in Porbandar District of Gujarat State, India. It is located 39 KM towards North from District head quarters Porbandar. 32 KM from . 429 KM from State capital Gandhinagar.[1]

Miyani Pin code is 360579 and postal head office is Bokhira . Nearby villages are Tukda Miyani ( 12 KM ) , Sakhpur ( 12 KM ) , Ambarama ( 13 KM ) , Sisli ( 13 KM ) , Visavada ( 14 KM ).

Miyani is located on a creek and an important fishing center and a fresh fish zone.[2]

Miyani is located on coastline of Gujarat and has beautiful beaches. The village is also an important pilgrimage center for Hindus and Jains. As the are temples of Goddesses Harsiddhi located here one ancient temple on hill-top of Koyla Dungar, mountain overlooking the sea. The present one which is located on foot-hill of mountain and where the deity is now worshiped said to be built by the Jain merchant Jagdusha in 13th century.[2]

References

Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1975. p. 827. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
Mishra, Susan Verma; Ray, Himanshu Prabha (5 August 2016). The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE. Routledge. pp. 65–86, 280. ISBN 978-1-317-19374-6. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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[1] Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1975. p. 827. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[a-2] Mishra, Susan Verma; Ray, Himanshu Prabha (5 August 2016). The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE. Routledge. pp. 65–86, 280. ISBN 978-1-317-19374-6. Retrieved 31 December 2022.