The village Jakhau and port are named after the legendary Jakh Botera who were shipwrecked on the Kutch coast, came ashore at Jakhau, and whose origins are obscure.
Jakh Botera, Jakhdada, Jakkha Bautera, 72 Yaksha or Bohter Yaksha, literally seventy-two Yaksha warriors, are group of folk deities worshiped widely in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. The Jakhs said to were shipwrecked on the Kutch coast and came ashore at place, now known as Jakhau. Their origins are obscure. 
