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Spectrum Chart - 650 : Place of Interest (Gujarat) 3
1. Prag Mahal, Bhuj - Prag Mahal is a
19th-century palace located in Bhuj. Prag Mahal is named after Rao
Pragmalji II, who commissioned it and construction began in 1865.
Construction of the palace, was completed in 1879 during the regency
of Khengarji III. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake severely damaged the
palace.
2. Sardar Sarovar Dam, Navagam - Sardar
Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam,
Gujarat in India. It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada
Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the
construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric
multi-purpose dams on the Narmada river. The dam's main power plant
houses six 200 MW Francis pump-turbines to generate electricity and
include a pumped-storage capability.
3. Lothal Archeological Site, Ahmedabad –
Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus
valley civilisation, located in the Bhal region of the modern state
of Gujarat and dating from 3700 BCE. Discovered in 1954, Lothal was
excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19 May 1960 by the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI).
3. Sayaji Baug, Vadodara - Sayaji Baug is
the largest garden in Western India, stretching over 113 acres. It
has a rich flora of more than 98 species of trees. The garden is home
to the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, the Sardar Patel
Planetarium and the Sayaji Baug Zoo. Thousands of citizens of the
city do come here for morning walk as well as for pleasant view of
the garden.
4. Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandvi (Kutch) -
Vijaya Vilas Palace is the famous one time summer palace of Jadeja
Rajas of Kutch located on sea-beach of Mandvi in Kutch. The palace
was built during reign of Maharao Shri Khengarji III, the Maharao of
Kutch, as a summer resort for the use of his son & heir to the
kingdom.The palace is built with redsandstone. It has all the
elements of Rajput architecture and draws largely on the plan of
palaces of Orchha and Datia.
5. Sardar Patel Museum, Ahmedabad - Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial is a museum and exhibition centre
dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Moti Shahi Mahal, located in
Shahibaug, Ahmedabad. The central hall is filled with portraits of
Patel, his family, friends and colleagues in the Indian freedom
struggle. They are in chronological order and with biographical
descriptions of periods of his life and quotes by his colleagues and
admirers.
6. Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Kutch -
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is located near Jakhau village in
Nalia Taluka in Kutch. This sanctuary is one of the two great Indian
bustard sanctuaries in Gujarat. It was declared as a sanctuary in
July 1992, specifically for the conservation of the great Indian
bustard, the heaviest flying bird belonging to the avian family of
Otididae. Within its delimited area, this sanctuary reportedly has
three species of the bustards namely, the great Indian bustards, the
lesser floricans and the houbara bustards. As per last reports, 66
floricans and 17 houbara bustards were reported.
7. Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Dwarka - Nageshvara Jyotirlinga is one of the 12
Jyotirlinga shrines mentioned in the Shiva Purana. Nageshvara is
believed to be the first such shrine. The Jyotirlinga enshrined in
the Temple of Nagnath is known as Nageshwar Mahadev and attracts
thousands of pilgrims all round the year. This powerful Jyotirlinga
symbolizes protection from all poisons. It is said that those who
pray to the Nageshwar Linga become free of poison.
8. Mount Girnar, Junagadh - Girnar is a
group of mountains in the Junagadh District of Gujarat, situated near
Junagadh. The mount Girnar is older than the Himalayas and the Jain
temples upon it are amongst the most ancient in the country, its the
Moksha Sthal of Shri Neminath Bhagwan, 22nd tirthankar of
jains.
9. Amul Museum, Anand – The Amul Dairy
Museum is located within the campus of Amul dairy at Anand. This
museum is dedicated to the dairy industry and declared open on 26th
November 2000 to mark the 80th birthday of Dr V. Kurien, the father
of white revolution in India. The museum has a photo gallery and an
auditorium. The photo gallery gives glimpses of the genesis of Amul
and its growth in a pictorial form to visitors and infuses confidence
in the principle of co-operation and co-operative organizations.
10. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Nal Sarovar
- Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a 120.82 km2
lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of
Ahmedabad near Sanand village. Mainly inhabited by migratory birds in
winter and spring, it is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in
Gujarat and one of the largest in India. Its migratory bird
population includes rosy pelicans, flamingoes, white storks, brahminy
ducks and herons. Thousands of migratory waterfowl flock to this
sanctuary just after the Indian monsoon season.
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