Talaja is a town and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

It is a Tehsil place which encompasses Alang – one of the largest ship breaking yards at one of the places which has the highest tidal range in the world.

[citation needed] Also it has abundant local means of transport by road.

This is a holy place of the Shatrunjay Panchteerthi and is part of the Shatrujay hills.

Moolnayak of this temple is the 79-cm-tall black colored idol of Sacha Sumatinatha in padmasan posture.