Top 9 Best Tourist Destinations in Gujarat
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Welcome to Gujarat
Dwarka Akshardham Girnar Champaner Somnath Sabarmati Ashram Saputara Hills Gir National Park Rann of Kutch
Tourist Places in Gujarat
It is located in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat.
Rated as one of the seven most ancient cities of the country.
Dwarka, according to Hindu mythology was the dwelling place of “Lord Krishna”..
Dwarka is also famous for the Dwarkadhish temple.
Dwarka
Swaminarayan Akshardham (Gandhinagar) is one of the largest Hindu temples in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Built by Pramukh Swami Maharaj. Consists of a number of things under
one roof like art, education, architecture, exhibitions and research.
Akshardham
Girnar is the collection of mountains in the Junagadh District of the Gujarat state.
The five peaks of Girnar are topped by 866 intricately carved stone temple.
The strong built stone path is the pilgrimage route for both Hindus and Jain.
Girnar
Champaner is a historic town and it is located in Panchmahal district, 47 kilometer from Vadodara.
Champaner is today famous for “The Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park”, which is listed by UNESCO as “World Heritage Site”.
Sultan Begada also built a magnificent “Jama Masjid” it is 30 meter high, 172 pillars .
Champaner
The Gujarat coastline has been a focal point for traders and invaders for centuries. The Shiva Temple at Somnath, which holds a naturally occurred Jyotir Lingam, has been a landmark to mariners from time immemorial somnath.
Somnath
Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
This was one of the residences of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
The Ashram is a witness to many important historical events.
Saputara Hills
Saputara is a hill station municipality in the Dang district of Gujarat state in India.
Saputara means the 'Abode of Serpents' and a snake image on the banks of the river Sarpagana is worshiped by the Adivasis on Holi.
Gir National Park
The Gir National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Junagadh, Gujarat.
Gir Sanctuary & National Park is spread over 1412 sq. kms of undulating land with dry deciduous forest.
The Gir is know all over the world as the last home of the Asiatic Lion (Panther Leo Persica).
The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India and the Sindh province of Pakistan.
It is about 7,505.22 square kilometers (2,897.78 sq mi) in size and is reputed to be the largest salt desert in the world.
The name "Rann" comes from the Hindi word ran (रण) meaning "desert".
Rann Of Kutch
