Tera, Kutch
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Vehicle registration | GJ-12 |
Nearest Big Village | Naliya |
Website | gujaratindia |
Tera is a historic village in the
.History
The town with thirty-six dependent villages assigned to Hamirji, the brother of the late Rao Pragmalji of
The walls of fort was damaged in 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake which were repaired later.[2]
Notable buildings
The village and its environs are home to a number of historic structures, including:
- The Parshwanathcarved on black marble; hence, the temple is also called Shamlaji Parshwanathji Derasar.
- The Mahadev temple of Pinglaswar, which is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Tera.[3]
- The
- The Tera Fort, located outside the village, which was damaged during the revolt of the 1740s.[12] The fort was further damaged during the earthquake of 1819.[13] However, some parts of fort were rebuilt during reign of Deshalji II. The fort is now a tourist attraction.
- The Darbar Gadh, the house of the Chief of Tera. The house features original Ramayana wall paintings, produced by kamanger painters; the paintings total 21.9 metres (72 ft) in length and 87 cm in width, and cover all four walls of the Chief's bedroom.
- The Chhatri of Rao Hamirji (1525-1537).[citation needed]
Present status
At present, though farming is the main occupation of Tera's inhabitants, crafts such as
Tera and its environs are furthermore noted for a variety of wildlife, including
Tera lies on State Highway 49, which connects it to Bhuj, Naliya and Jakhau. Accommodation and hospital facilities are also available in village. Education in Tera is provided by two primary schools and the Sri Tera Gomtiben Naranji Bhadra High School. There are three ancient man-made lakes adjacent to each other in vicinity of village, which provide for the water needs of the village. These lakes are interlinked through underground channels.
References
- ^ "Villages of Abdasa Taluka". Kutch District. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Printed at the Government Central Press. 1880. p. 252.
- ^ a b c d Tera Fort, NriGujarati.co.in. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ISBN 9788124109984.
- ^ KutchForever.com.Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ISBN 9780295962481.
- ^ a b c Tera Tirth, Jinalaya.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi (1999), Dharsibhai Jethalal Tank - Vadodara.
- ^ Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory: by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (2007) Calcutta.pp:28-29.
- ^ a b c Wonders of Gujarat.
- ^ Jain Religion
- Williams, L. F. Rushbrook(1958). The Black Hills: Kutch in history and legend: a study in Indian local loyalties. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. pp. 137.
- ^ The Kutch affair. U. C. Kapur, 1969. 1969. p. 4.
- ^ The region is home to a number of endangered species like the Great Indian Bustard, Desert Fox, Indian Wolf, Chinkara, Caracal, etc. Kutch is the only district in India where four distinct ecosystems - Desert, Coastal, Grassland and Upland - exists within a span of 100 km. Archived 12 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine