Historical Exhibition in Junagadh

Exhibition on Collections of Mahatma Gandhi & Junagadh's History. The exhibition would be an opportunity to visit the precious collections of Coins, Stamps, Pictures, etc in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi, Picture Galery taking you on a rich heritage tour of Junagadh State & its Rulers. Many other topics like Conserving Enviorment & Social Awareness would be discussed through various collectives. We Cordially invite everyone to visit the exhibition. Date: 02nd Oct to 04th Oct Timings: Morning 10 to 01 & Evening 04 to 09 hrs. Venue: Red Cross Hall, Azad Chowk, Junagadh.

Gir nominates fourth in 7 wonders of India - Gujarat episode

A national series about rediscovery of wonders from all around India, '7 Wonders of India', is NDTV channel initiative. As name suggests, it gives chance to highlight wonders across the country to not only citizens of India, but also to the millions of tourists who come every year to make their dream-visit to Incredible India!

In this series they started to roam around all the states of India to explore heritage sites to national parks, natural marvels to magnificent architecture, from most famous to quite unknown ones. Bringing all of them together, to the big number of spectators...

Junagadh, proudly made it's place in Gujarat series with two of it's major attractions, which makes literally millions of tourists to visit them every year, namely...

1) The Junagadh Fort...

&

2) The Gir Asiatic Lion Sanctuary...

However, marvels are scattered throughout not only only India, but in Gujarat itself as well, giving each nominee a tough competition. This led to selection of Gir Sanctuary of these nominees. The video below shows final 7 grand tourist attractions of Gujarat, with Gir proudly standing at fourth place!

This blog, it's authors, supports & all Junagadh lovers heartily convey their wishes that Gir to make its place for national final 7 spectacles as well!

The Girnar parikrama : Exclusive celebration of Junagadh

The importance of GIRNAR PARIKRAMA from the religious point of view is much more. People from all over INDIA come to undertake this tough route, even without bothering about the harsh cold of forest.

Here are the individual distances of places located on the app. 36 KM. long parikrama route:
'Bhavnath' to 'Zina Bava Ni Madhi' = 12 Kms.
'Zina Bava Ni Madhi' to 'Malvela' = 8 Kms
'Malvela' to 'Bordevi' = 8 Kms.
'Bordevi' to 'Bhavnath' = 8 Kms.

Apart from religious point of view, the parikrama is equally important from social point of view because people of different castes and community come together on this pious occasion. They come to know about the different assets of different community. Here each and every person lives with other people without any differences.

The parikrama is organized every year on KARTAK SUD 11 TO 15 according to the Indian moon calander.

The parikrama starts from DUDHESHWAR TEMPLE at BHAVNATH TALETI. Then people pass through dense forest via the INTWA NI GHODI [ghodi is like pass in mountains - a buldge shape in which one has to first climb the elevation and than climb down the elevation].

After they pass this ghodi, they reach ZINA BAVA NI MADHI located very near to the largest dam of JUNAGADH district-HASNAPUR DAM. Pilgrims do a night halt here. A very beautiful temple named CHANDRA-MAULESHWAR is situated here. The probability of lions sighting here is maximum. This place is also known as RANIYO KUVO. But there is an important notice for the pilgrims that, the entry to this place is banned. You have to have the permission from Dept. of Forests to enter this temple.

Then there are two options for the pilgrims from Zina Bava Ni Madhi.

First option is to directly reach MALVELA and the other option is to reach Malvela via SARKHADIYA HANUMAN.

'Sarkhadiya Hanumaan' is the best Hanumaan temple in Junagadh. It is located amidst dense forest. Lion roars are almost common at this place. Chances of being confronted by deers is also maximum. Pilgrims can also visit Suraj-Kund from Sarkhadiya Hanuman.

Pilgrims reach MADVELA from either of the above mentioned routes. A very beautiful temple is located at MADVELA. As pilgrims start moving from MADVELA, the toughest ghodi is about to welcome them. This toughest ghodi is known as NAL-PANI GHODI OR MADVELA NI GHODI. This ghodi is so inclined that the maximum no. of accidents are reported from this place. Many aged pilgrim finds it difficult to cross this ghodi. Once the pilgrims reach the top of the ghodi, there is a forest hut located which counts the no. of pilgrims undertaking the parikrama. Now the pilgrims have to climb down the steep elevation of nalpani ghodi. After they climb it down, they reach BORDEVI.

BORDEVI is a temple of GODDESS. It is surrounded by Mango trees on three sides of the temple. Places like KAALA-GHUNO AND TATANIYO GHUNO are places which carry water all the year round. TATANIYO GHUNO or KHODIYAR GHUNO gives shelter to Crocodiles. Lucky people are able to see a crocodile with the golden earing. People who had lived in the concrete jungle like very much in this natural jungle. Bordevi is surrounded by unleashed nature on all 4 sides.

Pilgrims now start moving towards BHAVNATH TALETI from Bordevi. This is the end of tiresome, yet fruitful GIRNAR PARIKRAMA.

Baawa-Pyaara (Buddhist) Caves

The Caves

The Doors

Buddhist style carving on doors

Carved figure of a lion - Buddhist art

Carving on piller

Carved piller with a torch-hold pocket

A wide porch (Varandah)

Mahaabatkhan Mausoleum

The Scribbed history of the musoleam

Spectacular doms with Islamic architacture

Tombs still aligned

Upper part of the musoleum

The fantastic carvings

Carving at gates

The top part of a minaret

Musoleum in background of a minaret

The oblique view

One of the minaret, with spiral stairs

In view- part of Musoleum and a whole minaret

The front upper view

A vertical view of front

Darbaar Hall : The Junagadh Museum

The museum

The entrance

Archival photograph

Nawaab in childhood

The Darbaar hall

The Simhasan : Seat of Nawaab

Glass Decorations

Flag of Junagadh state

Sword with handles

Swords

Table knives

Guns

Showcase

A gallery

Pistol collection

Various hand-held arms

Barreled Guns

Cannon

Various Daggers

Palkhi (Boggies) & Caravans

Old architectural tresures of Junagadh city

Junagadh has been narrated with architactural art, which is a fusion of islamic, colonial, kathiawadi and portugese architecture. While on the walk aroud city one may often get such glimpses as shown here.

Dana pith (grain market)

Minarets of Jama mosque

Magnificent Balconies

Arc-gate at Circle chowk

The Jama mosque

Gate-arc near court compound

Tower-clock near Railway station

Old architectured buildings in row