Kakkadbhit Yaksha is a memorial situated along the highway a few kilometers from
Punareshwar, in
Kutch District of
Gujarat. It is located on a small hillock with 72 idols of Yaksha or Jakhs, who are believed to have come from Iran. According to the opinion of the scholars they were the first batch of Parsi migrants who reached Jakhau due to a shipwreck. The memorial is built in honor of their many acts of sacrifice and bravery on behalf of the local people, against the dictatorial rule of the then ruler Punarvo.
