Gujarat

Gujarat

Gujarat is world-famous state of India serving various tourist places of India to global tourists. The land area of Gujarat is 196,030 kms and its coastline is 1,600 km. The major part lies in Kathiawar cape where the gross population is more than 60 million. Rajasthan is positioned in the north border and Maharashtra in south where Madhya Pradesh is connected in east and west is connected with Pakistan and Arabian Sea. The capital of this rich state is Gandhinagar and biggest developed city is Ahmedabad. Gujarati is the local language of the state.

Gujarat includes major sites of the early IVC (Indus Valley Civilization) like Dholavira and Lothal. Lothal is recognized as world's first port. Bharuch is the coastline of Gujarat behaved as ports and business center in two great empires Maurya and Gupta. The father of nation Shri Mahatma Gandhi was Gujarati by cast.

Gujarat is having valuable part in economic growth of India and played vital part in history of India as well. Presently it is the rapidly growing economic region of India and the largely developed and mechanized states too. The ancient port of Gujarat is Lothal and ancient city is Dholavira. Reaching Dholavira could be best spot for tourist in India as it is the most outstanding archaeological destination of Gujarat. Recent discovered city for tourist is Gola Dhoro. The historical evidence of India proves that Gujarat was deeply involved in trade with Persian Gulf and Sumer particularly in period of 1000 to 750 BC. The well-known successful empires of states were Gupta Kingdom, Rashtrakuta Kingdom, Pala Kingdom, Gurjara-Pratihara Kingdom, Maitrakas and Solankis. Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli are two coastlines established near Gujarat and these both are well-developed places for tourism in India.

British East India Company established factory in 1614 in Surat. It was the first base of British company in India. Though Surat faced lots of troubles from 1614 to 1679 as British Empire ruled badly in Surat and Portugal’s entered in Bombay and Surat in 1668. The Hindu King Chatrapati Shivaji attacked Surat from 1664 to 1679. He looted the city three times during this period and got countless money from the city. This was the entry of Marathas in Gujarat which was continued on regular periods. In 18^th century Gujarat was completely ruled by Marathas which changed the politics of the state from other regions of India.

The big personalities and leaders such as Mohanlal Pandya, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Morarji Desai, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Father of Nation), Narhari Parikh, K.M. Munshi, Ravi Shankar Vyas, Mahadev Desai, Bhulabhai Desai, and Mohanlal Pandya all are from Gujarat which means this big state played the vital role in revolution and independence of India.

Gujarat is well-developed state of India and there are countless tourist destinations where visitors can enjoy. The hospitality of this state is popular in world as they serve the visitors as God. Ample of tourist companies are also offering the packages for Gujarat with special services which makes the tour more interesting. This Indian tourist place is having various destinations such as people who love forest and natural ecosystems can go for trekking and campsites to Kilad Nature Education, Vansda National Park, Waghai Botanical Gardens, Trekking- Saputara Hill Station, Sardar Sarovar Dam-Narmada River, Eco Campsite & Vadhvana Wetland Vadodara, Kevdi Eco Campsite, Padamdungari Eco Camping, Champaner – Pavagadh, Vishal Khadi Eco Campsite Narmada River- Samot. People who love national park and wildlife can reach Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary, Porbandar Bird Sanctuary, Gir National Park, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary, Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary, Veravadar Blackbuck National Park, and Kutch Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary.

Waterfalls lovers can go for Girmal Falls, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Saputara Hill Station- Dediapada Range, and Gira waterfalls where as only wildlife is available at Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary-Gaurishankar, Wild Ass Sanctuary, Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary, Gir National Park, Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary-Northwest Kutch, Isla Pirotan e isla Narala, and Ranmal Lake-Jamnagar.

Many states of Gujarat are covered with greenery so natural beauty in this state is also amazing for visitors. This Indian tourist place is special and served with ample of astonishing spots for tourist. People who love monuments, forts, Haveli, palaces, Stepwell and Gravesite can reach to Citadel, Champaner – Pavagadh, Pavagadh Fort & Early Temples– Pavagadh, Lakhota Palace and Museum- Jamnagar, Gates of the Fort Walls– Pavagadh, Vijaynagar Circuit, Bhujiyo Kotho-Jamnagar, Polo Monument & Vijaynagar Forest-Surat, Uparkot-Junagadh, Taranga Fort-Taranga Hills, Lakhpat-Northwest Kutch, Rani no Hajiro- Ahmedabad, Badshah no Hajiro- Ahmedabad, Patan around the Old City- Junagadh, Muslim architecture, Manekbai Muktidham-Jamnagar, Bohra Hajira-Jamnagar, European tombs-Surat, Brick Tomb and Champaner – Pavagadh, Pavagadh Hill/Kalika Mata Temple and Champaner – Pavagadh, Other buildings- Vadodara, Vadnagar, Heritage Walk- Ahmedabad, Sidhpur, Mehsana, Vijay Vilas Palace Mandvi – Kutch, Vijaynagar Circuit, Polo Monument and Vijaynagar Forest, Darbar Gadh-Jamnagar, Sharad Baug Palace-Bhuj, Peter Scott Nature Park- Jamnagar, Pratap Vilas Palace-Jamnagar, Aina Mahal-Bhuj, Lakhota Palace and Museum-Jamnagar, Prag Mahal-Bhuj, Utelia Palace-Lothal, Dada Harir Vav (Stepwell)-Ahmedabad, Ramkund Stepwell-Bhuj, Helical Stepwell and Champaner – Pavagadh, Adi-Kadi Vav, Rani Ki Vav-Junagadh and Navghan Kuwo-Junagadh.

Beach and coastal lovers can go to Mandvi – Kutch, Somnath Beach, Beyt Dwarka, Ahmedpur Mandvi-Somnath, Chorwad Beach-Somnath, Nargol-Surat, Jamnagar beach, Okha Madhi-Dwarka, Miyani Beach-Porbandar, Pingleshwar Beach and Mandvi – Kutch, Bharuch-Narmada River, Isla Pirotan e isla Narala Marine National Park, Koteshwar Temple-Northwest Kutch, Lighthouse-Dwarka, Nargol-Surat, Veraval-Somnath, Rozi port & Bedi port-Jamnagar.

Garden and lake lovers can go to Pratap Vilas Palace and Peter Scott Nature Park-Jamnagar, Sharad Baug Palace-Bhuj, Waghai Botanical Gardens, Saputara Hill Station, Vansda National Park, Sayaji Baug-Vadodara, Kankaria Lake-Ahmedabad, Ranjitsagar Dam-Jamnagar, Sardar Patel Museum-Ahmedabad, Bardoli-Surat, Indroda Nature Park-Ahmedabad, Narayan Sarovar- Northwest Kutch, Kankaria Lake-Ahmedabad, Hamirsar Lake-Bhuj, Gaurishankar Lake and Victoria Forest-Bhavnagar, Lake-Saputara Hill Station, Gangajalia Lake-Bhavnagar, Sharmishtha Lake-Vadnagar, Sursagar Talav-Vadodara, Gomti Lake-Dakor, Gopi Talav and Nav Sa’id Masjid-Surat.

Archaeology and architecture interested tourist can reach Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan-Bhuj, Stadium-Dholavira, Ancient Signboard-Dholavira, Lakhota Palace and Museum-Jamnagar, Vijaynagar Circuit, MS University-Vadodara, Polo Monument and Vijaynagar Forest, Bharuch-Narmada River, Sahasralinga Talav-Patan, Archaeological Museum-Somnath, Institute of Indology-Ahmedabad, Rani Ki Vav-Patan, Sarkhej Roza-Ahmedabad, CEPT Campus-Ahmedabad, Kanoria Centre for Arts-Ahmedabad, Vegetable Market-Bhuj, Jhulta Minara-Ahmedabad, Kotishila-Taranga Hills Sidi Sayeed Masjid-Ahmedabad, Sun Temple-Somnath, and Dada Harir Vav (Stepwell)-Ahmedabad.

Visitors will get some special places of Mahatma Gandhi known as Gandhi Circuit. These are Gandhi Ashram-Ahmedabad, Kaba Gandhi no Delo-Rajkot, Gandhi Smriti-Bhavnagar, Rashtriyashala-Rajkot, Kirti Mandir-Porbandar, Samal Das-Bhavnagar, Kochrab Ashram-Ahmedabad, Bardoli-Surat and Dandi-Surat.

Buddhist Footprints are also valuable spots for tourist in Gujarat such as Ashok Edicts-Junagadh, Vadnagar-Mehsana, Institute of Indology-Ahmedabad, Taranga Hills-Mehsana, Talaja Hill-Bhavnagar, Khambhalida Caves-Rajkot, Junagadh Caves-Junagadh, Dev Ni Mori-Shamlaji, Siyot Caves-Northwest Kutch, and Kadia Dungar Caves-Vadodara.

Learning Hinduism is possible by reaching multiple places like Narayan Sarovar-Northwest Kutch, Koteshwar Temple-Northwest Kutch, Sun Temple-Somnath, Takhteshwar Temple-Bhavnagar, Other Historical sites-Somnath, Shrine of Meerabai-Dwarka, Heritage Walk-Ahmedabad, Gomati Ghat Temples-Dwarka, ISKCON Gate and Temple-Dwarka, and Ambaji Temple-Ambaji.

Islam religion can be recognised in at a glance-Ahmedabad, Angar Pir and Palitana – Shatrunjaya, Sikander Shah’s Tomb Halol and Champaner in Pavagadh, Sakar Khan Dargah Halol and Champaner in Pavagadh, Ratan Bai Masjid-Jamnagar, Bohra Hajira-Jamnagar, Around the Old City-Junagadh, Rander and Jama Masjid in Surat, Gopi Talav and Nav Sa’id Masjid in Surat.

Tourist spots of Gujarat are so many so describing each city is not possible with small note. Through this editorial column people will be capable to differentiate the noteworthy places of Gujarat and they can make their trip accordingly. The online portals are offering services like booking online, packages, travel information, accommodation and many other things. Gathering such information will help the visitors to visit the place of their interest. Of course, Gujarat is special and every city and tourist destination is unique then others. The experience of visitors will be diverse by visiting Gujarat.

The Lalit Modi is the CM of Gujarat and he is primarily concerned about the tourism in state. He did lots of developments in the city for local people as well as tourist. This beautiful state is amazing with loads of spots so tourist must visit Gujarat. The Kutch, Ahmedabad, Junagadh, PavaGadh, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Mandvi, Somnath, Morbi, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Sasan Gir, Wankaner, Gondal, Gandhinagar, Baroda and many other cities are available as tourist places of India. These all cities are properly connected through road so reaching there through taxi or buses is possible. The roads are clean and properly maintained so visitors will not difficulty to reach any of the cities.

Airport to reach Gujarat is possible through Amerli, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara. Some ports are available with domestic airlines whereas some are connected directly from global countries. 

Few Interesting Pictures of Gujarat

Ajanta Ellora

Ajanta Ellora

 

Ajanta Ellora Caves of India: the big caves situated in Maharashtra are renowned throughout the world. These caves are located at good distance of 100 kms from Aurangabad the city of Maharashtra. The story of Ajanta Caves is very interesting as they were exposed by the British Captain Mr. John Smith accidentally in 1819. John was hunting for the voyage and accidentally he got the big caves in such location. For reaching Aurangabad tourist can utilize the flights and direct trains from various cities of India. Numerous private travel agencies are offering taxies and buses as well to reach this tourist place of India. Manmad is the closest railway station situated at just 55 km north of the city Jalgaon of Maharashtra.

Spots to watch in Ajanta and Ellora:

Ajanta: the caves on these spots are finest accomplishments by Buddhist priests. These caves were developed in 3^rd century and today they are measured as the premium masterwork of Buddhist architecture and art. These caves are sharply made after cutting the volcanic lava of Deccan. There beautiful blossoming surroundings are amazing and the foliage just about the area is special. Such chronologically manmade caverns encompass the beautiful wall and ceilings paintings that portray the existence of Shri Buddha. The wall paintings illustrate events of the living days of Buddha.

The appealing structural design of Ajanta: These caves are devoted exclusively to Buddhism. Ajanta caves containing incomplete are thirty in which 5 caves are dedicated to Chaitya-Grihas and other are devoted to Sangharamas. However, Cave 26 is the superb then other caves as it has few elaborated sculptures. Caves of Ajanta are world-famous for their wall and mural paintings. Caves interiors are improved by the various types of paintings presented on the ceiling which contain arithmetical patterns, ornamental motifs and floral, birds, animals and plants.

Ellora: another caves of Ellora are special and they 34 in counting. The premium variety of holy cave is astonishing example of architecture of 3^rd century. The cave structure reproduces 3 reliance of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The duration of these caves are during the 350 AD and 700 AD. Ellora caves contain 12 as Buddhist and 17 of Hinduism with 5 of Jain religion.

The appealing structural design of Ellora: 34 caves in Ellora with complicated interiors and decorative facades. Tourist must visit 17 Hindu Caves of Ellora as they are full of symbolize carvings of Gods of Hindu- Parvati, Siva, Durga, Vishnu and Animals. Present 5 Jain caves contain statistics of saints of Jain’s. The magnificent Kailash Temple is amazing with single rock with three storeys height. Here tourist can visit grand statue of Ravana trying to raise hills of Kailasa.

Weather of Ajanta Ellora: according to experts finest time to reach this place is during the monsoons. The gushing waterfalls are amazing in monsoons. Winter months are comfortable too so visitors reach the spot between October to March.

Available transport for reaching Ajanta:

By Air: nearby airport is Aurangabad which is directly connected with big cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai.

By Rail: the big two express trains are running between Mumbai to Aurangabad on daily basis.

By Road: if we go through road then reaching Ajanta is possible through road such as Bombay is just 392 kms away, Ellora is 30 kms away, Nanded is 272 kms away, Nasik is 221 kms away, Pune is 229 kms away and Shirdi is just 136 kms.

Alwar Rajasthan

Alwar

Alwar is the metropolis and administrative headquarters of District Alwar, Rajasthan. People who love adventure should visit this Indian tourist place as it is positioned with high hills of Aravali. The closest big metro city near Aravali is Delhi with 160 km distance only. Next easy connected city is Jaipur, which is just 150 km.

Alwar is the place where the India's highest temperature of 50.6 °C was recorded on 10th May, 1956 so tourist can judge this as a hottest place of India.

Background of Alwar: The Alwar was established by Pratap Singh, a very well-known rajput ruler of the Kachwaha ancestry. He found the city in 1770, though his son surrenders the British and Alwar was ruled under English rulers. According to history, many rulers ruled Alwar at different periods, so there is a big list of rulers and ample of wars in this place. Tourist will get the countless proofs of the fights fought by different kinds of Marathas, Rajput, British and other casts.

Some of the known rulers of Alwar state were Pratap Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (ruled from 1775 to 1791), Bakhtawar Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (ruled from 1791 to 1815), Bane Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (ruled from 1815 to 1857), Sheodan Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (rulded from 1857 to 1874), Mangal Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (ruled from 1874 to 1892), Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (ruled from 1892 to 1937), Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (ruled from 1937 to 1971). However, the kinds and their kingdom are over now but still the Maharaja of Alwar is present, and the present king is Jitendra Pratap Singh Prabhakar Bahadur.

Alwar is rich with numerous mineral resources such as marble, felspar, granite, dolomite, lime stone, quartz, soap stone and barites. These minerals are transferred to many other states of India and also being exported to countless countries.

Visiting the attractions in Alwar:

Alwar Fort: The Alwar fort which is also known as Bala Quila is best thing to watch in Alwar. Here tourist will see ample of proofs of fights of different rulers at diverse periods. However, tourists have to take special permission from SP of Alwar to enter the fort.

Sariska Tiger Reserve: this is the tiger reserve national park situated in the Alwar district. The straight road of this reserve will reach to the Sariska Palace which is one more spot for a tourist. Dry deciduous forests and rocks with grasses are special things to watch at reserve. Earlier, this region was used for hunting the tiger by the British and Indian rulers.

Siliserh Lake: this Lake is a stunning in looks spread in 7 Kms area. However, tourist has to travel for 165 Km from New Delhi to reach this lake of Alwar region. It was built by King Vinay Singh in 1845, and reason was to provide the water to the city in summer season. The magnificent view of hills from the lake is astonishing so tourists are definitely going to enjoy this spot of Alwar.

Jagannath Temple: this lord Vishnu temple is special with Marathas architectural design. Jagannath temple is constructed in old city of Alwar where a tourist can also watch the local old market of the city. The Rath Yatra in this temple is special moment, and people are reaching the spot from throughout the country to watch this Yatra.

Narayani Mata Temple: this shrine is just 14 kms away from Siliserh Lake so a tourist can enjoy the lake and get blessings from Mata for better future. This place is the holiest pilgrimage site of Alwar, and people are reaching the temple for complete year.

Ajabgarh: next place to visit is Ajabgarh, which is 21 kilo meter away from the Alwar city. Ajabgarh is famous for temples of Shri Ranghnath Dev Ji.

There are loads of more tourist spots in Alwar district like Bharathari, Bhangarh, Naldeshwar, Karni Mata Temple, Pandupole, Taal-Vraksh, Saagar, Jaysamand Lake, Barrod - Fort & Rundha and Old Sikar Gaha.

Attaining Alwar

By Air: The bordering airport to reach Alwar is New Delhi Airport, which are just 163 kms distant from Alwar.

By Road: road is the best way to reach Alwar as the Rajasthan roads are clean and properly maintained. The direct buses from Delhi, Bharatpur, Sariska, Deeg and Jaipur are available all time so tourist can hire the bus for Alwar.

By Rail: The closest big railway network is Delhi. Other stations directly connected to Alwar are Jodhpur and Mumbai so a tourist can get the buses from such spots.

Few Impressive Images of Alwar

 

Gwalior Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior - Historical Place of India

Gwalior is the rich musical city of MP (Madhya Pradesh), India. Gwalior is just 122 kms distant from Agra, whereas Bhopal is situated at 423 km distance. 

Gwalior Fort is world-famous and people are reaching the spot throughout the year. History behind the fort permits people to study concerning the several hands controlled the Gwalior fort and the city at different periods. Tomaras rulers administered the city in 8th century, though Mughal came in this period and got the Gwalior under their region. In 1754, great Marathas ruled the city and later Rani Lakshmi Bai; Tatiya Tope and East India Company ruled the Gwalior city.

Gwalior is famous for educational centers as well like IITM (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management), IITTM (Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management), Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS), Scindia School, and LNIPE (Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education). The big five government universities situated in Gwalior are Jiwaji University, RVSAU (Rajmata Vijyarahe Scindia Agriculture University), MMST (Maharaja Maan Singh Tomar music and arts university), LNU (Laxmibai National University of Physical Education) and IIITM. ITM University and Amity are two private universities of Gwalior city having numerous branches in different cities of India.

This fourth-largest city of MP is offering countless places for tourism. Gwalior is a strong cultural heritage with plenty of historical Indian tourist places. Gwalior is also known for birth of Indian classical music. Tourist will see the difference by walking the street in the night as many people of Gwalior start singing and doing practices. This musical city has given many big singers to Indian musical industry. The big name in Hindustani classical music singer is Tansen, who was from Gwalior. Vocalist Onkarnath Thakur was also from Gwalior.

Tourist destinations of Gwalior:

Maharaj Bada: must-visit place of Gwalior having the largest market of the city. 7 different ancient structures of diverse styles such as Chinese, Italian, Mughal, Russian, Rajputi, makes the spot different from other markets.

Gopachal Parvat: this is the town hall positioned on the hilly land Gwalior. It includes exclusive sculptures of Jain Tirthankaras. Here tourist will also see the world’s largest idol of Lord Parshvanath seated on a lotus. The height of idol is 47 feet, and the breadth is 30 feet. The sequence of 26 statues of Jain Gurus is also special about this place.

Tomb of Rani Lakshmi Bai: another tourist place for visitors is the tomb of Rani Lakshmi Bai who was the freedom fighter from Gwalior. This Indian queen laid her life in 1857 in Gwalior fighting against British Government.

Municipality Museum: next spot for a tourist is a municipality museum of Gwalior positioned at small distance from the tomb of Rani Lakshmi Bai.

Sun Temple (Vivsvaan Mandir): recently constructed Sun temple is the also special place of Gwalior. It is sited near the residency of Morar.

Jai Vilas Palace: This Mahal is turned as a museum of Scandia’s. The worth seeing antique's sets placed in the museum is special. Here tourist will see the world’s biggest chandelier.

Gwalior Trade Fair: the biggest fair of India started in 1905 is conducted in Gwalior. It was begun by Maharaja Madho Rao, one of the rulers of Gwalior.

Shyam Vatika: other spots to visit in Gwalior is Shyam vatika, which is the world's largest indoor banquet hall.

Tansen's Tomb: Tansen is having a very important role in Mughal Empire and his tomb situated in the city is special with the musical kind of architecture. Tansen was awarded many times for his music, and he was recognized as the gem of Mughal Ruler Akbar.

Gaus Muhammad's Tomb: other tombs to visit is Gaus Muhammad's tomb.

Gwalior Fort: Gwalior is mainly famous for fort, which is beautifully constructed by the rulers of Gwalior. Babar expressed this fort as the pearl of India, which is isolated on rock. Gwalior fort is the largest fort of India.

Gujari Mahal: the palace constructed in 15th century is another special monument for visitors. This palace was structured by King Mansingh Tomar to express his love to Gujar Queen, Mrignayani. Worth seeing the statue of Shalbhanjika is special in this Mahal. Though, it is open after the special permission from the museum's curator. 

Saas-Bahu Temple: A temple constructed in 9th is placed in Gwalior. The artistic value of this temple makes is special and tourist from native plus other states are reaching Gwalior to pray in the temple. Visitors get puzzled by the name of this temple, which actually means temple of Shashtra Bahu that is another name of Lord Vishnu.

Teli Ka Mandir: a temple which is also known as Telangana Mandir is situated in Gwalior. The inimitable structural design of the temple makes it diverse from other shrines of the city.

Roop Singh Stadium: the international level of cricket ground is also situated in Gwalior. Approximately, 10 ODI (One-Day International) matches being conducted in this stadium.

Zoo: those who love watching animals can visit the zoo of Gwalior. The inimitable collection of animals which include White tiger and many other wild animals is special for visitors.

Tiger Dam: this dam is situated on the external area of the city. Tiger dam is the special place for a picnic, and tourist can enjoy the Sank River's side with some amazing natural views.

Attaining to Gwalior through

Air: Gwalior is having a big international airport, though frequent domestic flights are available from Delhi and many other cities of India to reach Gwalior.

Rail: the big rail network of Gwalior connects the city with Delhi, Jhansi, Agra and many other big cities of the country.

Road: Roads of MP are somehow disturbed but reaching Gwalior. 

Few Interesting Pictures of Gwalior