Jasdan

Jasdan is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Princely State of JasdanJasdan was a princely state in British India in the Saurashtra region. It was founded before 1665 and ruled by the Kathi Kshatriya dynasty. 1806 Vajsur Khachar 1852 - 1919 Ala Chela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda 11 Jun 1919 - 15 Aug 1947 Darbar Shri Khachar Shri Ala Vajsur (b. 1905)GeographyJasdan is located at. It has an average elevation of 193 metres (633 feet). Jasdan is the biggest Taluka in Rajkot district and has 102 villages. Geographically it is the heart of the Mandav Hills from where most of the rivers of Saurashtra originate and then flow to the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Kutchh and Gulf of Khambhat.The world famous Hingolgadh sanctuary is located in Jasdan taluk Hingolgadh Palace located in the sanctuary in Jasdan Taluk is now a heritage hotel.Ashapura Mataji Temple here is one of the five major temples for the said deity, other four are located in Kutch, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Gondal.Shree Batuk Hanumanji Temple, Shree Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple, Bileshwar Mahadev temple and the sprawling Swaminarayan temple are some of the other religious places in town.Ancient Ghela Somnath Temple located Easterly in serene environs about 18 km far from Jasdon is very popular.