| DISCOVER INDIA - GUJARAT |
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GUJARAT
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| Capital |
Gandhinagar. |
| Area |
1,96,024
sq. kms. (6% of India). |
| Languages |
Gujarati,
Hindi, English, Marathi. |
| Airports |
Ahmedabad,
Bhavnagar, Vadodara, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Keshod, Rajkot, Porbandar. |
| Weather |
Best
time to visit is between October and March. |
| Places
of Interest |
Ahmedabad
(textile), Bhuj (handicrafts), Surat and Anand (model dairy
products). |
| Temples
& Monuments |
Ahmedabad,
Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Lothal (Harappan
excavations), Palitana, Porbandar (Gandhiji's birthplace) and
Somnath. |
| Wildlife |
Gir
Forest (Asiatic lions), Nal Sarovar (bird sanctuary). |
| Beaches |
Porbandar,
Veraval, Dwarka, Somnath and Ahmedpur Mandvi |
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| Everything
You Wanted To Know About Gujarat (but never thought to ask) |
| RELIGIOUS
DARSHAN |
Palitana,
Somnath by the sea, Dwarka pilgrimage, Ambaji's aura, Akshardham
goes hi-tech. |
| KALEIDOSCOPIC
VISTAS |
Kite
Festival, Festive time in the Rann, Parade of the bawa sadhus,
Spring colours, Poshina's Chitra Vichitra, Tarnetar's Arjunas
and Draupadis, Vautha fair, Dandia Ras, The Sun Temple's dancers. |
| CITY
BEAT |
Introduction,
Princely Vadodara, Tranquil Bhavnagar, Surat's cultural mosaic,
Rajkot's Gandhian legacy, Enchanting Bhuj. s |
| ARCHEOLOGICAL
WONDERS |
Raiyoli's
dinosaur fossils, Dholavira's ancient civilisation, Lothal's
excavations, Rani-Ki-Vav castes a spell, Champaner's Jumma Masjid. |
| WILDLIFE
ADVENTURES |
The
wild ass on the Rann, Pirotan's coral reef, Gir's pride, Blackbuck
Sanctuary, Birdland |
| BEACHSCAPADE |
On
the cliffs of Gopnath, Porbandar by the sea, Ahmedpur Mandvi,
Tents of Kucth Mandvi |
| ROYAL
ORIENT RIDE |
Chittaurgarh's
fort, Udaipur - the lake city, Nawabi Junagadh, Seaside Somnath,
Gir's big cats, Ahmedpur-Mandvi's Magic, Palitana's holy hill,
Sarkhej village, The pink city. |
| HERITAGE
SPLENDOURS |
Utelia,
Nilambagh, Gondal, Wankaner, Mohammed Khan's mausoleum, Poshina |
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