Mahuva (Bhavnagar district)
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| Coordinates | 21°05′00″N 71°48′00″E / 21.0833°N 71.8000°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District(s) | Bhavnagar |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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Mahuva is a small town on the outskirts of Bhavnagar District in the State of Gujarat, India. Mahuva is known for its mild weather and green, lush surrounding, including many coconut tree plantations.
Mahuva has a very beautiful sea and beach located near the historical Bhavani Temple. Mahuva is also a karmabhumi[clarification needed] for the Hindu preacher Morari Bapu. Mahuva is also known for wooden toys, raw onion, groundnuts, and local Jamadar mango.
[edit] Notable Figures
- Morari Bapu, known for his Ram Katha[clarification needed]
- Virchand Gandhi Bharat Kesari along with Swami Vivekanand sailed to participate at first ever World Parliament of Religions, Chicago, USA in 1893 & draw equal attention Worldwide . He was first Gujarati Legend to visit USA . Today his Statues are installed in Chicago & Mahuva. He had many foriegn fans & Mahatma Gandhi was his friend & VRG used to give legal briefs to Mahatma Gandhi. Government of India recognized his services to Nation by announcing Postal Stamp Release on Virchand Gandhi on 8th November, 2009.
- At present there are 47 Onion De-hydration and still the number is increasing, in this city, which makes it India's number one town for De-hydration.secondly it has a vast growth of onion, exported to other states of India, it is second largest in production of onion in India after Pune in Maharashtra.it has a large number of small and big chicken poultry forms.
- Main agricultural product of this city is onion, cotton, and ground nuts.
- There is one light house 7 km near to Mahuva city,
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