Death
The Maharaja died of complications of old age at Dhrangadhra on 1 August 2010, aged 87. He was succeeded by his eldest son and heir as Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad. After an elaborate funeral ceremony at Dhrangadhra, he was cremated.
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