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Lord Vitthal

Shri Vitthal Temple

Located near Mandvi Gate just opposite the Sarkar Wada, is the 209-year-old Vitthal Mandir.  Commissioned by Maharani Gahinabai, wife of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad II, it is said to have been constructed out of the Maharani’s private funds. It was constructed in the late 1860s, and houses the idols of Lord Vithoba, with his two wifes Satyabhamadevi and Rukmanidevi. It is said that these…

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