15 February - Junagadh and Manavadar (princely state) Rescinds accession to Pakistan, accedes to India.
Gunatitanand Swami served as the Mahant of Junagadh mandir for 40 years.
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On 16 September 1867, Gunatitanand Swami paid homage to the murti of Bhagwan Swaminarayan in Junagadh mandir for the last time and departed for a tour of neighboring towns and villages having served as the mahant for 40 years 4 months and 4 days.
In 1947, upon Partition of India, the Jagirdars of Babariawad, mainly Hindu Chiefs from Kathi and Rajput clans like Babaria and others, along with other principality of Mangrol declared their independence from Junagadh and accession to Union of India.
Wazir Mohammad (1929–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
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Hanif Mohammad (1934–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, settled in Pakistan after 1947
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Sadiq Mohammad (1945–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
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Mushtaq Mohammad (1943–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
He was also a member of the Royal Commission on Opium of 1895, formed by British Government along with Haridas Viharidas Desai who was the Diwan of Junagadh.
Felicitation as an eminent personality from Junagadh - by Mr. Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, on the occasion of Gujarat Day, 2007.
Sunni Vohras/Bohras have large communities in the major cities of Gujarat such as Ahmedabad and Surat as well as in smaller towns such as Patan, Himmatnagar, Visnagar, Bhavnagar, Mahesana, Kadi, Kalol etc. and in Saurashtra, in Una, Veraval, Junagadh, Jetpur, Porbandar, Mangrol and Diu.
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Sunni Vohras/Bohras have large communities in the major cities of Gujarat such as Ahmedabad and Surat as well as in smaller towns such as Patan, Himmatnagar, Visnagar, Bhavnagar, Mahesana, Kadi, Kalol, Anand, Mahemdavad, Umreth, Petlad, Vadodara, Borsad etc. and in Saurashtra, in Una, Veraval, Junagadh, Jetpur, Porbandar, Mangrol and Diu.
Brahmanand Swami a Jocular Born Poet, by the instructions of Lord Swaminarayan Brahmanand Swami erected three magnificent temples in Muli, Vadtal, Junagadh also as an eminent poet he composed about 9000 devotional songs, which are popular as Brahmanand Kavya.