}, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "marker-symbol": "monument", "marker-size": "small", "title": "Vadasma", "description": "Varunasarmaka" }, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [72.4894235, 23.4115366] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "marker-symbol": "monument", "marker-size": "small", "title": "Vadnagar" }, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [72.6166, 23.7757] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "marker-symbol": "monument", "marker-size": "small", "title": "Veraval" }, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [70.3629, 20.9159] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "marker-symbol": "monument", "marker-size": "small", "title": "Virapura" }, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [73.6212417, 22.5097341] } } ] } The word "Chaulukya" is thought to be a variant of the word "Chalukya". Several other dynasties were known by the name "Chalukya", including the Chalukyas of Vatapi, Navasarika, Vemulavada, Kalyani, Vengi and Lata. These dynasties are sometimes thought to be branches of the same family, but the relationship between all of them is not certain. Unlike the Chalukyas of Kalyani and Vengi, the Chaulukyas of Gujarat never claimed a shared descent or any other association with the earliest Chalukya dynasty — the Chalukyas of Vatapi. Moreover, they never used the term "Chalukya" to describe themselves. However, the Chaulukyas of Gujarat shared a myth of origin with the Chalukyas of Kalyani and Vengi. According to this legend, the progenitor of the dynasty was created by Brahma. The version of the legend mentioned in the Vadnagar prashasti inscription of Kumarapala is as follows: the deities once asked the creator god Brahma to protect them from the danavas (demons). Brahma then created a hero from his chuluka (pot or folded palm in Sanskrit), which was filled with Ganges water. This hero was named "Chulukya", and became the progenitor of the dynasty. A variation of this legend is mentioned by Abhayatilaka Gani in his commentary on Hemachandra's Dvyashraya-Kavya. According to this version, Brahma produced the hero to support the earth, after his other creations disappointed him. These stories are of no historical value, as it was customary for contemporary royal houses to claim mythical and heroic origins. The Kumarapala-Bhupala-Charita of Jayasimha Suri presents Chulukya as a historical warrior, whose capital was Madhupadma. Mularaja was his descendant, with nearly a hundred generations separating the two. This account may be partly historical: Madhupadma has been identified variously as a location outside Gujarat, including present-day Mathura. C. V. Vaidya theorized that the Chaulukyas were different from the Chalukyas. G. H. Ojha opposed this theory, pointing out that an