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11 unusual facts about Patan


Araniko

While Nepalese history does not have any record of Arniko and everything that is known of him comes from Chinese accounts, Chinese history and historian Baburam Acharya opines that Arniko could possibly be from Patan, a place famous for sculptures and fine arts.

Bisnumati River

A caitya is placed in almost all courtyards in cities like Patan.

Gagangiri Maharaj

Shri Gagangiri Maharaj (Marathi: गगनगिरी महाराज) was born as Shripad Patankar at Manadure Village in Patan district of South Maharashtra.

Guna Airlines

The Guna Group began as a small gold shop known as Guna Jewellers in Patan in 1984.

Patan district

The district was carved out by amalgamating Sami, Harij, Chanasma, Sidhpur and Patan Talukas of the erstwhile Mehsana District with Radhanpur and Santalpur Talukas of the erstwhile Banaskantha District.

Patan, Baitadi

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Patan, Gujarat

During the period of the Solanki or Chalukya, the stepwell called the Rani ki vav, or Ran-ki vav (Queen’s step well) was constructed.

It is generally assumed that it was built in the memory of Bhimdev I (A.D. 1022 to 1063) son of Mularaja, the founder of the Solanki dynasty of Anahilwada Pattan in about 1050 A.D. by his widowed queen Udayamati.

Most of the sculpture is in devotion to Vishnu, in the forms of his Avatars (Krishna, Rama and others), representing their return to the world.

Sunni Bohra

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.

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.


Fakhruddin Shaheed

Moulai Fakhruddin, son of Tarmal (minister of Rajput king Siddhraja Jaya Singha, Anhalwara,Patan,1094-1133 AD) was sent to western Rajasthan, India for proselytizing.

Karad District

The Satara District is under proposal to be divided and a separate Karad District be carved out of existing Satara district with the inclusion of Karad and Patan as well as talukas of Walwa, Kadegaon and Shirala from neighbouring Sangli district in the proposed Karad district.

Kathmandu University

This university operates through its six schools and from premises in Dhulikhel, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.

Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust

KVPT was founded in 1991 by architectural historian Eduard Sekler, then team leader of the UNESCO Campaign to Safeguard the Cultural Heritage of the Kathmandu Valley, and is run by a team of Nepali architects and craftspeople in Patan, working closely with the Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology.

Mandholi

#Rao Udaosingh Tanwar, ruler of Patan, founded Gaonri by defeating the Meena rulers and his younger brother continued at Patan, Torawati.

Pancha Dan

This is a Buddhist festival in which gifts are made by the laity to the monks observed by Buddhists of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Panauti and Banepa only, especially by Shakyas and Bajracharyas.

Rao Raja Chattar Sal

Rao Chattar Sal (1632–58) built the temple of Keshavarao at Patan and Chattar Mahal at Bundi.

Rato Machhendranath

The then king of Patan, on the advice of his advisers, invited Machchhindranath, Guru of Gorakhnath, to Patan.

Satara district

The Satara District is under proposal to be divided and a separate Karad District be carved out of existing Satara district with the inclusion of Karad and Patan as well as talukas of Walwa, Kadegaon and Shirala from neighbouring Sangli district in the proposed Karad district.

Shankheshwar

A formal History of the precursor to this tirth was written by Jain monk and eminent scholar Hemachandra Suri in the reign of Solanki king Siddharaj Jayasinh of Anhilwara (Patan).

Sulewadi

Sulewadi is a village situated in Patan tehsil and located in the Satara district of Maharashtra.

Three Star Club

Three Star Club (previously known as the Mega Three Star Club for sponsorship reasons and was terminated on 2012 end)Now sponsored by Laxmi Bank is a Nepali football club based in Patan, Lalitpur.