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The temple enshrines the images of lakshmi narayan, goddess kali, lord ram, radha krishna and lord. During the british raj era, morvi state was one of several princely states governed by the jadeja dynasty of rajputs. With near about 390 ceramic and 150 wall clocks industries. People of morbi recall machhu dam disaster of 11 august, 1979 stay connected with us on social media platforms.
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