Saputara
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Saputara સાપુતારા abode of serp |
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| Hill station | |
View of Saputara from the table top
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 Saputara
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| Coordinates: 20°34′47″N 73°44′48″E / 20.57972°N 73.74667°ECoordinates: 20°34′47″N 73°44′48″E / 20.57972°N 73.74667°E | |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Dang District |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,301 |
| • Density | 3,151/km2 (8,160/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 394720 |
| Telephone code | +02631 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Website | http://www.saputara.net/ |
Saputara is a hill station municipality in the Dang district of Gujarat state in India.
This hill station is on a plateau in the Dang forest area of Western Ghats (Sahyadri) range at an altitude of about 900 metres.
Saputara means the 'Abode of Serpents' and a snake image on the banks of the river Sarpaganga is worshiped by the Adivasis on Holi.
Saputara has been developed as a planned hill resort with amenities like hotels, parks, swimming pools, boat club, theaters, ropeways and a museum. It is 172 kilometres (km) from Surat and 250 km from Mumbai. The Maharashtra state border is 4 km from Saputara. Excursions from Saputara can be made to the wild life sanctuary in the Mahal Bardipara forest, 60 km. and to Gira Waterfalls 52 km away.
Saputara is 46 km from Saptashrungi (a site of Hindu pilgrimage), 172 km from Surat, 80 km from Nashik, 280 km from Mumbai, 112 km from Bilimora 420 km from Ahmedabad, 300 km from Vadodara, 589 km from Bhavnagar, 603 km from Rajkot.
The Dang forest, en route to Saputara
Saputara lake viewed from ropeway cab
Saputara lake.
Valley viewed from sunset point.
A village amidst vast spans of Dang forest.
Gira Water Fall on Waghai-Saputara road.
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