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 | | Like Hydrabad and Mysore, Baroda is a city with a mighty hang-over of it’s powerful dynastic rulers, the Gaekwads, a Maratha clan that were generals of the Peshwas and carved out an important kingdom for themselves with Baroda as the capital. |
 | | Baroda is a western derivative of the term, Vadodara, which means 'city of Banyan trees', and is one of the few cities in India, which is still influenced by the lost might of its ruling dynasties. |
 | | Other highlights of Baroda are the beautifully painted Tambakarwada haveli, the 8th century Narayan temple, the Narsinhji haveli temple, the 1763 AD Maratha Brahmin Ganesha haveli, the Mandvi pavilion, Jumma Masjid, the Maqbara and the 1586 AD stepwell in Qutub Ud Din masjid. |
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