Referenced In

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"What is said here of the Brahmans coming from “Lar, a province west of St. Thomas’s,” and the explanation that follows: Lar-Desa, 'The Country of Lár,' properly Láṭ-desa, was an early name for the territory of Guzerat and the northern Konkan."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"CHAPTER XX. Concerning the Province of Lar Whence the Brahmins Come. Lar is a Province lying towards the west when you quit the place where the Body of St. Thomas lies; and all the Abraiaman in the world come from that province."