Gujarat is a state with many facets of beauty and wonders that every tourist would love to visit that region once in a lifetime, while forts, wildlife sanctuaries are of earlier days establishments, gardens, and lakes are both yesterdays and today's wonders for the visitor to see and enjoy, to quote some of them,
About Lakes in Gujarat, there are many, which include
It will be an enjoyable trip to visit these gardens in Gujarat for a tourist who travels to Gujarat and good transport facilities are available to reach each of the above, besides some of them like Narayan Sarovar has other attractions too for a tourist to combine one’s Gujarat Tour Itinerary with these lakes. Kankaria Lake Kankaria Lake is one of the largest lakes in Gujarat situated in Ahmedabad, created by Sultan Qutbuddin in the 15th century, which was the bathing place for many kings and Badshahs, with an approximate circumference of 2.3 km, which had a water purification system which is now not functioning, this circular lake has also an opening for a walkway which leads the walker to a beautiful garden called Nagina Wadi which is at the center of the lake, added to the lake also a gymnasium called Ambubhai Purani Vyayamshala. Strolling through the Kankaria Lake’s walkway will be a beautiful experience, while there are food joints in the central garden giving tasty junk food; as everyone knows that Kankaria region junk food is world-famous. Gujarat has well-developed road networks and particularly Ahmedabad has well-connected roads, reaching Kankaria lake is more comfortable through regular bus transport provided by Gujarat state transport and by private operators who ply buses to all the main cities of Gujarat. The nearest main railway station for Kankaria is Kalupur Rail point, the station comes under the main railway track connecting to all major cities of the country, however, one from the western direction of the Sabarmati river takes a train at Gandhigram station and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport at Ahmedabad is the nearest airport to reach Kankaria which is an international airport with direct flights to all international destinations. Chhota Udepur Chhota Udepur was one of the three princely states of Gujarat, the others being Devgadh Baria and Rajpipla, a small town situated at the bank of a big lake with blooming lilies and rows of palm trees, making it a beautiful location with a number of temples around, while it is a place where colorful Tribal Haat is set on Saturday every week selling rare products of tribal handicrafts which tourists would love to collect. The Jain temple in Chhota Udepur is an exclusive feature depicting the influence of Victorian art on local building styles, while the structures designed and built Since the 1920s such as the Kusum Vilas Palace and Prem Bhavan are amazing wonders of architecture that every visitor would stay and watch for hours, though the local royal family has the control over the entry to these places, incidentally the Kusum Vilas palace is now a Heritage hotel of prestigious standing. The heart of the town and the lake, however, lies in the tribal area with rich heritage and culture, apart from the Saturday haat Chhota Udepur town is a good location to halt and explore the surrounding tribal villages, particularly if one is interested in knowing more about Rathwa community, while a visit to the Tribal Museum will give all essential information, nothing like interacting with tribal population directly to know their day to day practices and general lifestyle. Tourists can commute by the Gujarat State Transport buses from Vadodara which plays with good frequency, although the passenger traffic is quite high to wait for a convenient bus which may have sitting space, while another possibility for travel is in the form of rail journey in the narrow-gauge rail which runs all days of the week except Mondays and Fridays, sometimes skipping trips on other days too. Vadodara which is closer to Chhota Udepur is located on the National Highway No 8, at 112 km distance from Ahmedabad and 420 km from Mumbai, while there are a good number of bus schedules run by Gujarat State Transport Corporation and also some private agencies run luxury coaches from all over Gujarat and nearby States., while intercity buses have a travel time of 2 hours to reach the Udepur bus stand. Cabs are also available for the rent which the traveler can hire for exploring the city and its surroundings, while rail travel and air passage to Vadodara are also possible because Vadodara has a major Rail junction and a domestic airport. Narayan Sarovar Narayan Sarovar Lake is a sacred location considered one of the five holy lakes of Hindus, while the other similar lakes are
Getting to this location is rather tedious, being situated in the westernmost point of land, one has to travel almost 100 km distance in barren scrubland of Kutch from Bhuj, however as one sees the vast Lake and its expansive sight which will enthrall the visitor, beyond the spiritual significance which had pushed one to reach this remote area. There are quite a few shrines here for devotees to worship, having principal deities of Shri Trikamraiji, Shri Lakshminarayan, Shri Govardhan Ji, Shri Dwarkanath JI, Shri Adi Narayan Ji, Shri Ranchhodraiji, and Shri Lakshmi and these temples were constructed by the initiative of the wife of Maharao Desalji. There are bus services from Bhuj to go to Narayan Sarovar with a frequency of two services a day, while that is the only public transport available and these buses take passengers to Koteshwar temple also which is 2 km off Narayan Sarovar, however those who plan to proceed further to Lakhpat, which is 28 km away on the coastline, or to the Narayan Sarovar Wildlife sanctuary in about 15 km distance, one has to engage a private vehicle on hire. For those going only to Narayan Sarovar Lake public transport will do, however, if one plan to visit temples around Narayan Sarovar, hiring a cab at Bhuj is recommended, for which facilities are available at Bhuj.
0 Comments
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |