ited ▁the ▁community ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁However , ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁V ars ani ▁history . ▁In ▁ 1 3 8 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁called ▁S aval ia , ▁it ▁is ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁V ars an is ▁once ▁lived ▁here ▁before ▁trav elling ▁and ▁inhab iting ▁several ▁other ▁small ▁villages ▁until ▁finally ▁sett ling ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Sam atra ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁substantial ly ▁big ▁hill , ▁thus ▁making ▁its ▁surrounding ▁s lop es ▁naturally ▁attract ive ▁and ▁unique ▁amongst ▁the ▁other ▁nearby ▁villages . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁twenty - four ▁main ▁villages ▁of ▁the ▁Le va ▁Pat el ▁Sam aj ▁in ▁K utch ▁and ▁is ▁situated ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁B hu j , ▁the ▁nearest ▁city , ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁state ▁highway ▁to ▁Nar ay an ▁Sar ov ar ▁- ▁T irth ▁D ha am . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁advantages ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁Sam atra ▁is ▁that ▁one ▁gets ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁se cluded ▁village ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Fot di , ▁which ▁is ▁smaller ▁by ▁choice ▁compared ▁to ▁Sam atra . ▁They ▁are ▁separated ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 - mile ▁road , ▁l ined ▁with ▁far ms ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Sam atra ▁has ▁since ▁evol ved ▁with ▁time . ▁many ▁capt iv ating ▁buildings ▁and ▁architect ural ▁sites ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁Among st ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁Sw amin ar ay an