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Kheda>PLACES OF INTEREST
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Nadiad
The largest town in Kheda district, Nadiad is a trade centre. The
temples here include Santram Temple and Shri Mai Mandir, famous for its
carvings. There are many hospitals and educational institutions. The Kidney Hospital, Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology and the Ayurvedic College are well-known throughout.
Near by, the small town of Lasundra is famous for its hot springs.
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Anand
Located 35kms from Vadodara is a centre of agriculture and trade.
Anand is famous for the Amul Milk Dairy, established here during the
9th century. It is the biggest dairy in India and gives employment more
than 60,000 families in the area.
Amul has also established a factory of cattle-feed, veterinary hospitals, artificial insemination centres for animals and hybrid-cow breeding
centre.
Anand is famous for its educational institutions including
agricultural, Engineering and the well known VallabhVidyanagar University.
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Dakor
Dakor originally known as Dankpur, is located 40kms east of Nadiad and about 94
Kms. from both Vadodara and Ahmedabad. It is an ancient temple town sacred to Lord
Krishna. There are many temples in Dakor. The temple of Ranchodrai has an
idol of Krishna which was said to be brought here from Dwarka, by a
devotee. It is a combination of Hindu and Muslim architecture. The other
pilgrimage centres include Satyanarayan Temple, beautiful temple of Laxmi
and Galteshwar Shiva Temple, located 16kms from Dakor which is famous for
its sculptures. Every year pilgrims from all over the country visit this
temple town in October/November.
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