About Dadar & Nagar
Haveli
Small is beautiful
and so is Dadra &
Nagar Haveli, It is
love at first sight.
The tall awesome
trees, the rivers
flowing past them,
the green grass
mingling with fields
of darker green, and
the distant hills
dotting gently
rolling hills.
Whether it is the
summer, which dries
the land, or the
southwest monsoon
whipping the
wind-swept trees and
turning the land
into an endless
stretch of green, it
won’t matter. You’ll
love the serene and
the calm land of
Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
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Festivals
Normally all feast
of Hindus, Muslims
and Christians are
celebrated in this
territory. However,
tribal celebration
differ. Varli and
Kokna tribals
celebrate Diwali in
the name of Barash.
Akhatrij is
celebrated by Kokna
tribes where ladies
are the main
participants. Divaso
is celebrated by
Dhodia and Varli
tribes.
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History
After prolonged
skirmishes between
the Portuguese and
Marathas, on 17
December 1779, the
Maratha Government
assigned the
aggregated revenue
of Rs.12,000 in a
few villages of this
territory to the
Portuguese as
compensation to
ensure their
friendship. The
Portuguese ruled
this territory until
its liberation on 2
August 1954.
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Land
The Union Territory
of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli is situated
on the western coast
of India between the
parallels of 20o
and 20o25'
of latitude north
and between the
meridian 72o50'
and 73o15'
of longitude. The
territory is
surrounded on the
west, north and east
by Valsad district
of Gujarat and in
the south, and south
east by Thana and
Nasik districts of
Maharashtra.
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Places to See
Vanganga Lake and
Island Garden, Dadra
Only 5 kms. from the
capital town
Silvassa, is one of
most beautiful lake
garden where songs
of more than 25
Hindi feature films
have been picturised,
proves its point.
The rustic wooden
bridges, sea of
flowers, jogging
paths, thatched
huts, paddle boats -
its a right mix for
romantic mood for
the honey-mooners !
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