LUNAWADA CITY

                    

                        ABOUT     LUNAWADA 

                                        

                          Lunawada is a municipality and administrative headquarters of the mahisagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. The name Lunawada is derived from Luneshwar Mahadev, a temple of Lord Shiva. Lunawada is surrounded by water, the sources being the Panam river, Vasant Sagar, Kanka Talav, Veri, and Darkoli Talav lake. Places that the visitor can see: Luneshwar Temple, Ramji Mandir, Hanumaan ni Veri, Kakachiya Triveni Sangam, Panam Bridge, Panam River Check Dam, Fateh Baug, Fuvara Chawk, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Jahavar Garden, and Kalka Mata ni Tekari.

Lunawada was established by the ancestors of Maharaja Vir Bhadra Singh as the state of Virpur, then it returned to the state of Lunawada. Before the town was established, the area was controlled by the princely state of Santrampur, ruled by Puwar Rajputs. The border of Santrampur state is near Koyli Vaav known as Mandvi Bazar. The last ruler of Lunawada was Maharaja Vir Bhadra Singh. The best known historical place near Lunawada is Kaleshwari where you can find Pandav chori, foot prints of Bhima, ancient water kund (small bodies of water sometimes sanctified), several vaavs (large wells with accessible steps to the water level) and the Lord Shiva temple.

Lunawada is in the mahisagar district of Gujarat State. Visitors can reach Lunawada via Godhara and Halol from the city of Vadodara. It is located 100  km from the city of Vadodara and 120  km from Ahmedabad.

Visitors can see places like Panam Bridge in the evening. One place to visit is the King's Palace as it is historically significant in the State of Guarat .

Lunawada is known for the temple of Luneshwar Mahadev. This ancient temple of Lord Shiva has a lot of religious importance as it is said that the Pandavas dwelled at this temple during their stay in the forest. The statue of Lord Shiva Lingam is of white stone found in the quarries of Madhya Pradesh. There is a Saint Kabir Ashram opposite to this Shiva temple. All the walls of this Ashram are engraved with the Dohas of Saint Kabir. Another ancient temple of Bhairavnath Mahadev is situated near the Luneshwar Mahadev temple. This temple has a statue of Bhairav and one of Lord Shiva. The next attraction is the temple of Melia Mahadev, which is 2 miles away from Lunawada. The local people come here to pray to fulfill their wishes and desires. A temple named Mitha Ganesh ni deri situated in mandvi bazar (beside pipli fali) is famous. Every year the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthiis is held here.

Lunawada was the Taluka (administrative subdivision) in the panchmahal district up to 15th august 2013. The town contains people of every kind of religious persuasion, Hindus, Jains, Sindhis, Muslims and Dawoodi Bohras. It has Hospitals and clinics for surrounding Talukas. The town has facilities like a Gymnasium, a Town hall,theater, Javahar Garden, public schools, a Religious school, and restaurants.

Lunawada people have made achievements in fields of business, education, banking, literacy, and health. Lunawada has a large NRI population thriving in different foreign countries like Kuwait, UAE, Canada, Oman, and the US. There is a saying "At least one person from a house in Lunawada is in a foreign country."

Lunawada is supplied by three rivers and two lakes with Veri, Panam and Mahisagar. The two lakes are Kishan sagar and Vasant sagar. 70% of Gujarati PTC teachers are from Lunawada Taluka. As Lunawada is growing rapidly, there is a TIN Facilitation center at nearby Chokdi.

Lunawada Taluka has secondary schools that people from regional areas go to for higher education.