Thangadh (Than) is an industrial city of Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India.
Saurashtra was once called Patad region by snake worshipers, an example of which is the Vasuki temple in Than.
The places of Than, Bandia Bailey, Talsania, and Charmaliya in Jhalawad are well known in Nag puja.
It was conquered by King Abherajji and for the fulfillment of his dream he built a temple at Than of Vasuki three hundred years ago.
Saurashtra was once called the Paanchal Pradesh[Birthplace of Draupadi] reigned by the Snake Worshipers.
Small miniature shrines dedicated to the Snake-God have been built in Surendranagar and adjoining places.
Tarnetar is 10 km away, where there is an annual international fair, Mela in Gujarati, held around first week of the Hindu month of Bhadarva.