Sun-soaked in Somnath
We visited Gujarat in this winter vacation of Rachit (December 2008). The itinerary was as follows: 24th Dec – Rajdhani Express from New Delhi…
Read MoreGujarat is an ancient land abounding in mythology and legends and dotted with pilgrimage and historical sites. Since the advent of Bronze Age, every era has left its footprints in Gujarat. There are temples, mosques, tombs, forts, palaces and monasteries.
Religious sites are major part of tourism in Gujarat. Somnath is the first among twelve Jyotirlingas. The Palitana temples of Jainism on Mount Satrunjaya, the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque and Jama Masjid, the Sun Temple, Modhera, Dwarakadheesh Temple and Dakor are noteworthy pilgrimage sites.
This peninsular state in western India boasts of archaeological sites of the port city of Lothal and Dholavira from the Indus Valley Civilisation. Continuing the historical tale are the Rock Edicts of Emperor Asoka, Mahabat Maqbara, Lakhot Fort and Narsinh Mehta No Choro.
Kirti Mandir, Porbandar, Sabarmati Ashram, and Kaba Gandhi No Delo, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial( in Ahmedabad) proudly speak about our beloved Mahatma Gandhi who was born here and the Iron man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the chief architect of modern India.
Nature too has gifted the state with many attractions such as Girnar Mountain, Gir Forest National Park, Vansda National Park, Blackbuck National Park, Marine National Park, and Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary.
With seventeen airports, Gujarat is very well connected by air, a good network of railways and intercity and interstate road transport. Gujarat experiences hot and dry summers, a good monsoon and moderate pleasant winters. Best time to visit here would be from October to April.
We visited Gujarat in this winter vacation of Rachit (December 2008). The itinerary was as follows: 24th Dec – Rajdhani Express from New Delhi…
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The famous temple of Somnath is situated in western India located on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat. It is believed that between Antarctica…
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Excavation site is walking distance of half km from there. Sun is at its peak but cool breeze was maintaining the temperature. At most 20-30 people were there including the staff and visitors. We first visited the Archaeological Museum and itтАЩs better to visit museum first because it contains a lot of information about the site and that will help you to understand and visualize the whole architecture at the site. As photography is prohibited in the museum so no snaps are available inside of it.
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It was well past 2PM when we finally reached the camp area,our stomachs had started growling by then. The camp is surrounded by vast desert area and tidbits of small villages nearby.We quickly retired to our colourful round shaped huts with straw roofs,got fresh and dashed for lunch.The lunch served by the hotel staff was a bland affair and we couldn’t find too many vegetables included.
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рдЧрд┐рд░рдирд╛рд░ рдкрд░реНрд╡рдд, рдЬреЛ рдЬреВрдирд╛рдЧреЭ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреА рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдЦреБрдмрд╕реВрд░рдд рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рд╣реИ рдпрд╣ рдПрдХрдорд╛рддреНрд░ рдИрдПрд╕рдЖрдИ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рд╣реИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рдПрд╕рд┐рдпрд╛рдЯрд┐рдХ рд▓рд╛рдпрди (Asiatic Lion) рдкрд╛рдП рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИ. рдЧрд┐рд░рдирд╛рд░ рдЬреЛ рдЧреБрдЬрд░рд╛рдд рдХреА рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдКрдБрдЪреА рдкрд╣рд╛реЬреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдКрдБрдЪреЗ рд╢рд┐рдЦрд░ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рднрдЧрд╡рди рджрддреНрддрд╛рддреНрд░реЗрдп рдЬреА рдХреА рдЬрдЧрд╣ рд╣реИ. рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢рдХреЗ рдореМрд╕рдо рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд╛рддрд╛рд╡рд░рдг рдмрд╣реЛрдд рд╣реА рдЦреБрд╢рдиреБрдорд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдкреВрд░рд╛ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓ рдПрдХ рдирдпреА рдирд╡реЗрд▓реА рджреБрд▓реНрд╣рди рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдХреГрддрд┐рдХ рд╕реМрдВрджрд░реНрдп рд╕реЗ рд╕рдЬрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рджреАрдЦрддрд╛ рд╣реИ.
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рдмрдЪрдкрди рдореЗрдВ рднреВрдЧреЛрд▓ рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рдореЗрдВ рдЬрдм рдирдХрд╝реНрд╢реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд░рдг рдСрдлрд╝ рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рдереЗ рддреЛ рд╕рдордЭ рдирд╣реА рдЖрддрд╛ рдерд╛ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ.рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рдкрд░реНрдпрдЯрди рдХреА рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛рдП рдирд╣реА рдереА рддреЛ рдЖрдо рдЬрдирдорд╛рдирд╕ рднреА рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдирд╣реА рдХрд░ рдкрд╛рддреЗ рдереЗ.рдЕрддрдГ рддрдм рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рднреА рдЙрдкрд▓рдмреНрдз рдирд╣реА рдереА..рд╕рдордп рдЧреБрдЬрд░рд╛ рдФрд░ рдкрд░реНрдпрдЯрди рдореЗрдВ рд░реВрдЪрд┐ рдЬрд╛рдЧреГрдд рд╣реБрдИ рддрдм рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рднреА рд╡рд┐рд╢ рд▓рд┐рд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдЖ рдЧрдпрд╛.рдкреНрд░рд╛рдердорд┐рдХрддрд╛ рддрдм рднреА рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдорд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░реНрдпрдЯрди рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рд╣реА рд░рд╣реЗ.рдлрд┐рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рдирд╛рдпрдХ рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдкрди рдЖрдиреЗ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реБрдП
“рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рдирд╣реА рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рддреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╣реА рджреЗрдЦрд╛”
After the mandatory getting-lost-and-going-round-in-circles-before-finding-the-destination that we seem to do in most new cities, we reach our destination after 2 solid hours of wandering the drowning streets of Ghatkopar in a downpour worthy of …. Mumbai! The thing to note is that more time was spent in negotiating the traffic (read: stuck in traffic) than driving!
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We had already planned to visit the deer park in the morning and later Dudhni Lake in the evening. We also found out that from Silvassa towards south the deer park comes first and then comes Dudhni Lake. I heard about Dudhni Lake turning romantic in the evening. It just matched my mood since I wanted to do some wildlife photography in the morning & relax in the evening. Our main challenge was to reach these two spots on time and without any expensive transportation.
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