Miyani is a beach village in Porbandar Taluka in Porbandar District of Gujarat State, India. It is located 39 km towards North from the district headquarters 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 is a fishing center and a fresh fish zone.[2]

Miyani is located on coastline of Gujarat with beaches. The village is also a pilgrimage center for Hindus and Jains. As there 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

  1. ↑ Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1975. p. 827. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. 1 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.

21°50′25″N 69°22′55″E / 21.84015°N 69.38200°E / 21.84015; 69.38200


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