Suthari

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| other_name = Suthri

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| subdivision_name1 = Gujarat

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| subdivision_name2 = Kutch

| subdivision_type3 = Taluka

| subdivision_name3 = Abdasa

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| elevation_m = 37

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| population_as_of = 2001

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| blank_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank_info_sec1 = Kachchh

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Suthari is a village in Abdasa Taluka of Kutch district of Gujarat, India.{{cite book|title=Kutch by India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat|year=1964|publisher=Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fbUWAQAAMAAJ&q=five+holy+places+of+the+Jains+}}

It is 92 km to the west of District headquarters Bhuj and 27 km from taluka headquarters Naliya and 12 km from Kothara. Suthari is located near sea coast.

Suthari Pin code is 370490 and postal head office is at nearby village, Dumara.

Places of interest

=Shri Suthri Jain Derasar=

Suthari is famous as Jain pilgrimage center as it holds one famous Jain temple where there are deities of Parshvanath, Padmavati, Kunthunath, Gautam Swami and Choumukhji. The temple built around year 1840 is a two-storied structure richly embellished with intricate designs and sculptures both inside and outside.[http://www.jinalaya.com/gujarat/suthari.htm Shri Suthri Tirth]Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence

edited by Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn,1998; pp-200 The chief architects and sculptors of the temple were, the Mistris of Kutch, a notable artisan community in the region.Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi (1999), Dharsibhai Jethalal Tank - Vadodara. Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory : by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta. (2007) Calcutta.pp 28-29.

=Darbargarh=

Among other place of interests is the Darbargarh, the royal residence of Jadeja chief of the place, who were jagirdar during time of princely era of Kutch.

References

Category:Villages in Kutch district

Category:Jain temples in Gujarat

Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in the 1840s

Category:1840s establishments in India