Godhra

Godhra, the capital city of Panchmahal district, was the main center during the rule of Mughal and Maratha periods, which is said to be a developing town with several industrial units that also has a market place. Rathanpur is a small part of Godhra located at the south of the Godhra city and is popular for its splendid 14th century temple that includes sculptures as well as beautiful arch. Godhra got its name from gou which means "cow" and dhara meaning "land"; this word Dhara has two meanings – in Sanskrit Dhara means "hold" or "land", whereas in Hindi it means "flow". So, identically it means – The Land of the Cows.

Godhra is one of the five sub-divisions of Panchmahal district. In the month of July 2004, Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park in the Panchmahal district was found in the world Heritage list by UNESCO. Also, this medieval city of Champaner-Pavagarh is popular for its vast numbers of historical monuments of several religious faiths as well as water bodies, Besides this, Panchmahal is also a home for many interesting places like – Luneshwar Mahadev Temple as well as Marideshvar Mahadev