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Lavana, Khanpur Taluka, Mahisagar district, Gujarat · 23.3219°, 73.5816°
A cluster of temples, stepwells and a kund near Lunavada built between the 10th and 16th centuries, with a 10th-century Shiva temple at its core and later structures added through the 15th and 16th centuries. Parts were restored in 1549 by Mala Rana of Lunavada and reconstructed again after the 18th century.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Local legend attributes one of the stepwells to a daughter-in-law who dug her own after her mother-in-law refused her water from hers.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined; restored by Mala Rana of Lunavada (1549)
Answers only from cited records
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