Kutiyana
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kutiyana
Town in the State of Junagarh, Kathiawar, Bombay, situated in 21° 38' N. and 70^ 10' E., on the Bhadar river, 25 miles east of Porbandar. Population (1901), 10,287. Kutiyana is a fortified town with an inner citadel, and is the head-quarters of a mahdl or revenue division. Old Kutiyana or Sakuka-no-timbo is about a mile to the west of the modern town ; and there are remains of the founda- tion of the fort.
It was deserted about 1200, and shortly afterwards the present town was founded. Mythological tradition avers that Kundinpur, the residence of the king Bhishmak, the father-in-law ot the god Krishna, stood on the old site. The soil around it is very fertile and large crops are raised by irrigation. The name is said to have been derived from a woman of the Charan caste called Kunti. Kutiyana has always been famous for its bards and poets. A fair lasting for two days is held at the temple of Nagnath Mahadeo on the 7th and 8th of the dark half of the month of Shravan (August).
