Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s5.t2.82
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s5.t2.82
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v1.c17.s5.t2.82
The capital of the Chawaras was the insular Deobandar, on the coast of Saurashtra, and the celebrated temple of Somnath, with many others on this coast, dedicated to Balnath, or the sun, is attributed to this tribe of the Sauras,³ or [102] worshippers of the sun ; most probably the generic name of the tribe as well as of the peninsula.⁴