Local craftsman Mr. Veljibhai Marvada said after
the 1819 earthquake in the Kutch region building
craftsman developed the circular house-form called
‘Bhunga’, traditional mud houses. They are circular
houses with Thatched roof. It’s a centuries old
construction style in harmony with the environment
and marked by mud floors and walls, tapering thatch
roofs. The place where the Meghwal families stay
together in multiple bhunga’s is called Meghwalvaas.
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