Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Eight tourism hubs have been created in Gujarat

Eight tourist hubs are created with the modern infrastructure, facilities in Gujarat at Ahmedabad Metro, Ahmedabad Rural, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Junagadh & Jamnagar and Bhuj, for convenience of tourists visiting Gujarat. Gujarat have centuries of history as spanning the geological heart of the earth onto a fascinating vibrant future. Gujarat is unparalleled in its geological and topographical landscape. From volcanic discharges through bedrock to fossil fields of indigenous dinosaurs; from the art of the neolithic cave painter to the rock masterpieces of a episode of domesticated architecture. Ancient cave paintings to historic wall painting, natural and man made caves. Art, history, music, culture, all fit within each other to form a fantastic intercellular substance that is the cultural enthusiasm of the people of the state.

Places of Tourist Interest:

Ahmedabad: Rani Roopmati Mosque, Siddi Sayyad's Mosque, Gita Mandir, Swami Narayan Temple, Hathisinh Mandir, Jhulta Minar, Jumma Masjid, Kankaria Lake, Teen Darwaza and Bhadra Fort, Daria Khan's Ghummat, Rauza of Shah Alam, Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmed Shah's Mosque, Balvatika, Rani Sipri's Mosque and Tomb, Siddhi Sayyad Mosque, Dada Hari Vav, Calico Museum of Textiles, Calico Mills, Shreyas Folk Art Museum, Gandhi Smarak Sanghrahalaya, Gandhi Ashram Sabarmati, L.D. Institute of Indology Navarangpura, National Institution of Design, Tribal Research & trg. Museum, N.C. Mehta Art Gallery, Kite Museum, Sanskar Kendra, Veechar Utensil Museum, Natural History Museum Kankaria.

Bhavnagar: Bhavnagar, Takhteshwar Temple, Barton Library, Gangajalia , Nilambag Palace, Town Hall, Gandhi Smriti.

Champaner: Chhota Udepur (Royal Palaces), Jambu Ghoda (wild life sanctuary), Vadodara (Laxmi Vilas Palace, museum,Sayajibag, public buildings), Dabhoi (ancient fort, gateways), Balasinor (Dinosaur fossils).

Gondal: Jetpur(textile town known for yarn dyeing and hand printed saris), Rajkot (Watoson Museum, Rajkumar College, Ramkrishna Mission, Kaba Gandhi no Delo).

Jamnagar: Jamnagar is known for its tie & dye work on fabrics, silken & gold embroidery.

Junagadh: Gir National Park (the only home of Asiatic Lions), Prabhas patan-Somnath (one of eh twelve most sacred Shiva Shrines), Chorwad (a delightful resort on the beach).

Mandvi: Bhadershwar (Jain temples with fresco paintings, amongst the oldest in Gujarat, one of the oldest mosques in India dating back to pre-Islamic invasions), Mundra (ancient fortified town and a port), Kandla (India's only free trade port, envisioned by Maharao Kehengarji I and Madansinghji),Naliya (jain block printing works), Kera (ancient Shiva Temple, shrine of Gulam Ali Shah), Gandhidham (a well planned, prosperous town, Institute of Sindhology).

Morbi: Dhrangadhra (royal palaces), Wadhvan (Royal Palace, bazaar, step wells), Halvad (Ek-dandia Mahal-Zalawzad Darshan, wooden palace, Cenotaphs), Wankaner (Royal Palaces, step wells), Maliya (Royal Palace), Rajkot (princely architecture, Watson Museum, Rajkumar College, Ramkrishna Mission, Kaba Gandhi no Delo).

Patan: Siddhapur (Bohravad, Rudra Mahalaya), Vadnagar (Hatkeshwar Mahadev, Kirti Torana).

Porbandar: Modpar Fort, Ghumli, Gop, Harshad Mata Temple, Barda wild life sanctuary.

Rajkot: Aji Dam, Mahatma Gandhi's Home, Lal Pari Lake & Renderda, Sardar Smriti Bhavan, Watson Museums & Jubliee Gardens.

Sasan Gir: Sasan Gir Forest.

Wankaner: Morbi (Green Chowk, Darbargadh, Art Deco Palace, Wellingdon Secretariat, railway station, Nehru Gate, Lakhdhirjee Engineering College), Halvad (Ek-dandia Mahal-wooden palace, cenotaphs of warriors-chhatris, step wells, Shiva Temples).