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This abridged and edited article has been reprinted, with permission, from the brochure for the Iranshah Udvada Utsav, December 2024. The first of the challenges faced by Udvada has been the loss of heritage wrought by the demolition of numerous old buildings over the years. Today we enjoy being in Udvada and experience the townscape through its lofty old buildings located in the narrow, winding streets which our forefathers had designed and built keeping in mind local craftsmanship and the influence of the weather. Most of Udvada’s houses are over 100 years old, planned one next to the other with shared......