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The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>
The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>


The [[Pindara Group of Temples]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village are dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal | last=Nanavati | first=J. M. | last2=Dhaky | first2=M. A. | title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum | publisher=JSTOR | volume=26 | year=1969 | page=58, 77–78 | doi=10.2307/1522666 | jstor=1522666 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/>
The [[Pindara Group of Temples]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village are dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal | last=Nanavati | first=J. M. | last2=Dhaky | first2=M. A. | title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum | publisher=JSTOR | volume=26 | year=1969 | pages=58, 77–78 | doi=10.2307/1522666 | jstor=1522666 }}</ref>


The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Gaur|first=A. S.|last2=Tripathi|first2=Sila|year=2007|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438|journal=Man and Environment|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies|volume=XXXII|issue=2|pages=37–40|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>
The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Gaur|first=A. S.|last2=Tripathi|first2=Sila|year=2007|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438|journal=Man and Environment|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies|volume=XXXII|issue=2|pages=37–40|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>
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