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Glossary of Places
Lalitpur A city in Madhya Pradesh about 150 miles northeast
of Bhopal. It has a large Jain population and a Jain college. Mahesana A city in North Gujurat.
Mahudi
A popular place of pilgrimage in Gujurat near city Mahesana.
A city in Gujurat, about 225 kms. from Ahmedabad. Shrimad Rajchandra was born in a village called Vavania which is nearby.
Mysore
Morbi
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A city in Karnataka in South India, famous for its "Vrindavan Garden."
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Nasik - A place of pilgrimage about 100 miles from Bombay. Navadwip - A town in Bihar associated with the life of the great sage Chaitanaya Mahaprabhu.
A state in the eastern India.
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Orissa Palanpur Panna An old state in central India.
A city in North Gujurat.
Prayaga A holy place for Hindus in Uttar Pradesh dwhere three sacred rivers (Ganges, Jamuna and Sarswati) meet. Punjab The northwestern state of India well known for fertile land and great warriors. The head quarters of the Sikh religion.
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Satara A county as well as a city of Maharashtra, about 200 miles south of Bombay.
Shahjahanpur
A city in the state of Uttar Pradesh about 200 miles northwest from the famous city Lucknow. Shravanabelagola A famous ancient Jain pilgrimage center in
South India, about 25 miles from Bengalore. There is a 57 feet high statue that was installed in about 1878 A.D. Sonagiri A Jain pilgrimage center near Jhansi in North India. Surat A city in South Gujurat about 120 miles south of Ahmedabad.
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Tankara
The birth place of the great sage Swami Dayanand Saraswati near the city Morbi in the state of Gujarat. Thakoress Vavania
A sect of Rajput (Kshatriya or Warrior).
A small village in Gujurat State about 60 miles from the city Rajkot where Shrimad Rajchandra was born.
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Glossary of Places
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