Description:-Alfred High School, Rajkot,Mahatma Gandhi's School, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau, Rajkot , Pin Code :- 360001Alfred High School also known as Mohandas Gandhi High School in Rajkot is one of the oldest educational institutions in India today.
This school was constructed during British rule in India by political agent Kernel Singh, and was the
first English school in the saurashtra (region).
Originally called Rajkot English
School, it was founded on 17 October 1853, and later became a
full-fledged high school. By 1868 it came to be known as Rajkot High School, and was named
Alfred High School in 1907.
Description:-Mohandas Gandhi Vidyalaya, Alfred High School, Rajkot , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :-Rajkot H O , Pin Code :- 360001
Description:-Mahatma Gandhi Museum, Rajkot, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Rajkot H O , Pin Code :- 360001
Mahatma
Gandhi Museum, Rajkot was previously known as Mohandas Gandhi Vidhyalaya, Alfred High
School and Kathiawar High School. Gandhiji completed his graduation from Alfred
High School (Kathiawar High School) in the year 1887. Out of 38 students who
had passed the high school entrance examination, Gandhiji was one of only two
students in his year of matriculate. Mahatma Gandhi Museum is a grand tribute
to 'Father of The Nation" Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi.
Description:-Birth Place of Mahatma Gandhi, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Porbandar H.P.O , Pin Code :- 360575
Birth Place of
Mahatma Gandhi, Porbandar is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. As the birthplace of one of the most famous leaders
of the world, Porbandar has a significant tourism-led infrastructure and economy.The area around Mahatma
Gandhi's home has been renovated to become a temple of peace.
Description:-Arabian Sea Octopus Marin National Park, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Jamnagar H.O , Pin Code :- 361001
Arabian
Sea Octopus Marine National Park in the Gulf
of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in
the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat state, India.
In 1980,Okha to Jodiya was
declared Marine Sanctuary. Later, in 1982, a core area of
110 km2 was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of
the Wildlife Act, 1972 of
India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast
in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs.
The best known island is Pirotan. There are various varieties of turtles,
shrimp, sponge, eels, sea urchin lurk, fishes and octopuses that create a
brilliance of colours that can be unknown, unseen and unimaginable to us.
Gobies are also there which clean parasites from other fish and fishes who
burrow so deep that only their eyes can seen. Description:-Bet Arabian See Dwaraka, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Bet S.O , Pin Code :- 360330
Bet Dwarka or Shankhodhar is an inhabited island at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch situated 3 km off the coast of Okha, Gujarat, India. Bet Dwarka is considered a part of the
ancient city of Dvaraka.In Indian epic literature,it is the abode of Krishna, found in the Mahabharata and Skanda Purana.It derives its name Shankhodhar from the fact that the island is a large source of conch shells. Archaeological remains found under the sea
suggest the existence of a settlement during Late Harappan period of Indus Valley
Civilization, or immediately after it. It can be reliably
dated to the time of the Maurya Empire. It was a part of Okha Mandal or Kushdwip area. Dwarka is
mentioned in a copper inscription of Simhaditya, the minister of Vallabhi under Maitraka, dated 574 AD. He was the son of Varahdas, the king of
Dwarka.
Description:-Land of Lord Krishna, Dwarka, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :-Dwarka S.O , Pin Code :-361335
Land of Lord Krishna, Dwarka, also known as Dvāravatī possibly
meaning having many gates, or alternatively having one or several very grand
gates, is a sacred historic city in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.It is also alternatively spelled as Dvarika. The name
Dvaraka is said to have been given to the place by Bhagwan Krishna, a major deity in Hinduism. Dvaraka is one of the Sapta Puri (seven sacred cities) of Hinduism.
Description:-Lions of Sasan Gir, Junagadh , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :-Sasan Gir S.O , Pin Code :-362135
Gir National Park and Wildlife
Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife
sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India.It was established in 1965 in the erstwhile Nawab of Junagarh's private hunting area, with a total area of 1,412 km2 of which 258 km2 is fully protected as a national park and
1,153 km2 as wildlife sanctuary.It is part of
the Khathiar-Gir
dry deciduous forests ecoregion. The 14th Asiatic Lion Census 2015 was conducted in
May 2015. In 2015, the population was 523 (27% up compared to previous census
in 2010). The population was 411 in 2010 and 359 in 2005. The lion population
in Junagadh District was 268 individuals, 44 in Gir Somnath
District, 174 in Amreli District, and 37 in Bhavangar District. There are 109
males, 201 females and 213 cubs
Description:-Somnath Temple, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Prabhaspatan S.O , Pin Code :- 362268
Somnath temple also known as the Deo Patan located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It
is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. Reconstructed several
times in the past after repeated destruction by several invaders and
rulers, the present temple was reconstructed in the Chaulukya style of Hindu temple architecture and
completed in May 1951.
Description:-Indian Wild Ass , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Dhrangadhra S.O MDG , Pin Code :-363310
The Indian wild ass (Equus
hemionus khur), also called the Indian onager or, in the local
Gujarati language, Ghudkhur and Khur, is a subspecies of the onager native to South Asia.It is currently listed as Near Threatened by IUCN.The
previous census in 2009 estimated a population of 4,038 Indian wild asses.
However, the population was still growing. In December 2014, the population was
estimated at 4,451 individuals. As of 2015, the current Indian wild ass
population has increased to around 4800 individuals in and outside of the Wild Ass Wildlife
Sanctuary of India.The population has
risen by 37% since 2014, reveals data released by the Gujarat forest
department. The population has reached 6,082, according to the census conducted
in March 2020.
Description:-Palitana Jain Temples , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Palitana P.O , Pin Code :- 364270
Palitana temples of Jainism are
located on Shatrunjaya hill
by the city of Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. The city of the same name, known previously
as Padliptapur, has been dubbed "City of Temples". Shatrunjaya means
a "place of victory against inner enemies" or "which conquers
inner enemies". This site on Shatrunjaya hill is considered sacred
by Svetambara Jains.
It is said that 23 of 24 Jain Tirthankaras, except Neminatha, sanctified the hill by their visits. There
are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills spread mostly in nine
clusters, some being vast temple complexes, while most small in size.
Description:-Palitana Jain Temples Siddha Chakra, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Palitana P.O , Pin Code :- 364270Siddha-chakra
Palitana Jain Temples is one of the Jain yantras. It is circular with 5+4 = 9 petals, one of
which is marked with representation of a siddha, a liberated soul. The Siddha
Chakra Mahayantra which is the most auspicious and most versatile yantra in the
Jain religion. In Nav Pad, (1) Arihant means the one who has conquered the
inner enemies such as Anger,Greed, Ego and Deceit, (2) Siddha ‘liberated soul’,
(3) Acharya ‘spiritual master’, (4) Upadhaya ‘spiritual teacher’, (5) Sadhu
‘monk’. The next four are (6) Darshan ‘Right Faith’, (7) Gyan ‘Right
Knowledge’, (8) Charitra ‘Right Conduct’, and (9) Tapa ‘Right Austerities’.
Description:-Flamingo City, Bird Sanctuary, Bhuj, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Bhuj H.O , Pin Code :-370001
Flamingo City Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in
the Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch
district, Gujarat, it was declared a sanctuary in February 1986.
It is the largest Wildlife
Sanctuary in India areawise.It is one
of the largest seasonal saline wetlands having an average water depth between
0.5 and 1.5 metres. By October–November each year, rain water dries up and the
entire area turns into saline desert. The sanctuary supports wide variety of
water birds and mammalian wildlife. It encompasses a true saline desert where
thousands of greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) nest in the
world-famous ‘Flamingo City’ located in the mud flats of the Rann, about
10 km from Nir outpost on Kala Dungar hill. It is the only area where
flamingoes congregate to breed regularly.
Description:-Harappan Culture , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Dholavira B.O, , Pin Code :-370165
The Indus Valley
Civilisation
(IVC
), also known as the Harappan
civilisation
or Indus civilisation
, was a
Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form
from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.Together with
ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early civilisations of the Near East and South Asia, and of the three, the most widespread, its sites spanning
an area stretching from today's northeast Afghanistan, through much of Pakistan, and into western and northwestern India. The civilisation's cities were noted for their
urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, clusters of large non-residential buildings,
and new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin). The large cities of
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa very likely grew to contain between 30,000 and 60,000
individuals, and the civilisation itself during its florescence may
have contained between one and five million individuals.
Description:-Lippan Kaam or Mud Work , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Khavad S.O , Pin Code :-370510
Mud and Mirror Work (also known as Lipan Kaam) is a traditional
mural craft of [Kutch], [Gujarat], India. Lippan or
mud-washing using materials locally available in the region like mixture of
clay and camel dung keeps the interiors of the houses cool. Though the work is
limited mainly to the interior walls, it can be found on the outer walls as
well. These scintillating murals bring life, gaiety, and beauty to generally
harsh life of people of Kutch.Mud and Mirror Work is mainly done by the women
of the Rabari community. The women are so experienced in this art form that
they usually don’t draw or trace a pattern before beginning work. Rabari is
the pastoral community of Kutch, living in the outskirts of its villages. They
dwell in a few clusters of communal or family houses known as Bhungas which are
designed and built to take care of their practical needs in the harsh climate
of Kutch.This art form has a hoary past as no records are available to trace
its origin. Various communities in Kutch do mud-washing in their own distinct
style. Artisans of the Muslim community practicing this art form stick to
graphic and eye-catching geometric patterns of lipan kaam, as depicting the
human or animal form is considered deeply un-Islamic.
Description:-Lakhpat Fort, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Lakhpat B.O , Pin Code :-370627
Lakhpat is a sparsely populated town and
sub-district in the Kachchh district in the Indian state of Gujarat located at the mouth of the Kori Creek. The town is enclosed by 7km-long, 18th-century fort walls.
The town is named after Rao Lakha who ruled in Sindh about the middle of the thirteenth century.
Historically Lakhpat has been a very important trading post connecting Gujarat
to Sindh. The waters of the Sindhu river used to flow into Lakhpat and further on to Desalpar Gunthli. In historic times, Lakhpat had only one very
short period of prosperity. Rice used to be cultivated there, which was the
source of 800,000 Koris in annual revenue. It is also said that Lakhpat used to
generate an income of 100,000 Koris everyday from maritime activities. Fateh Muhammad, about the close of the eighteenth century
(1801), enlarged and rebuilt its wall, and for a time it was a center of trade
in Sindh. Though he thought it one of the chief supports of his power.
Description:-Architectural Delights - Sidi Saiyad's Window , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Ahmedabad , Pin Code :-380001
Sidi
Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in
1572-73 AD, is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, a
city in the state of Gujarat.The
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in
1572-73 AD is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, a city in the state
of Gujarat, India. As attested by the marble tablet fixed on the wall of the
mosque, it was built by Sidi Saiyyid in the retinue of Bilal Jhajar Khan,
general in the army of the last Sultan Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah III of
the Gujarat Sultanate.
Description:-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Shahibaug P.O. , Pin Code :-380004
Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, Moti Shahi
Mahal is a palace built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan between
1618 and 1622. It now hosts the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial,which
is a museum and exhibition centre dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel located
in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad. It
is surrounded by well laid gardens.The Shahibaug gardens of
the palace were in the seventeenth century famous, the resort of the whole
city, and one of its chief ornaments. A century and a half later (1781), though
the well was in ruins and the fountains and water-courses broken, the gardens
could still boast of some noble cypresses, cedars, palms, sandals, and cassias,
with mango, tamarind, and other spreading fruit trees. Besides the gardens,
there was, a little beyond, an older garden called the Andhari Badi, or
dark garden, with large ruins.
Description:-Kocharab Satyagraha Ashram Smarak, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Ellisbridge P.O. , Pin Code :-380006
Kocharab
Satyagraha Ashram Smarak The Kochrab Ashram was the first ashram in
India organized by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, and was
gifted to him by his friend Barrister Jivanlal Desai. Founded on 25 May
1915, Gandhi's Kochrab Ashram was located near the city of Ahmedabad in
the state of Gujarat. This ashram was a major centre for students of
Gandhian ideas to practise satyagraha,
self-sufficiency, Swadeshi, work for the upliftment of the poor, women and
untouchables, and to promote better public education and sanitation.
Description:-Adalaj Stepwell , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Navrangpura HPO , Pin Code :-380009
Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai
Stepwell is a stepwell located in the village of Adalaj, close to Ahmedabad city and in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat, and considered a fine example of Indian architecture
work. It was built in 1498 in the memory of Rana Veer Singh (the Vaghela
dynasty of Dandai Des), by his wife Queen Rudadevi. Step wells like the one in
Adalaj were once integral to the semi-arid regions of Gujarat, as they provided
water for drinking, washing and bathing. These wells were also venues for
colourful festivals and sacred rituals.
Description:-The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- IIM S.O. , Pin Code :-380015
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad or IIM-A) is a business school located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.It is consistently ranked among the top business
schools in India. Established in 1961, the institute offers master's degree
programs in management and agri-business management, a fellowship program and a
number of executive training programs. The institute's founding director
was Ravi
J. Matthai.Other notable founding figures were the Indian
physicist Vikram
Sarabhai, Indian businessman Kasturbhai Lalbhai and Indian educator Kamla Chowdhary. Description:- Gandhi Ashram , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Gandhi Ashram S.O., Pin Code :-380027
Gandhi
Ashram, Sabarmati Ashram (also known as
Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, Hriday Kunj or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in
the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad adjoining to Ashram Road, at the bank of
River Sabarmati. This was one of the residences of Mahatma Gandhi, who spent
approximately 12 years of his life here.The ashram now has a museum ,Gandhi
Smarak Sangrahalay.
Description:- Spinning Wheel (Charkha) , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Gandhi Ashram S.O., Pin Code :-380027
Description:- Lothal Seal, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :-Lothal Bhurkhi R.S. S.O. , Pin Code :-382230
Lothal Seal,was
one of the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Bhāl
region of the modern state of Gujarāt. Construction of the city began around 2200
BCE. Discovered in 1954, Lothal was excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19
May 1960 by the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI), the
official Indian government agency for the preservation of ancient monuments.
According to the ASI, Lothal had the world's earliest known dock,
which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade
route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when
the surrounding Kutch desert
of today was a part of the Arabian
Sea.
Description:- Sun Temple, Modhera, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Modhera S.O, Pin Code :-384212
Sun Temple is
a Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya located at Modhera village of Mehsana
district, Gujarat. It is situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati.
It was built after 1026-27 CE during the reign of Bhima
I of the Chaulukya
dynasty. The temple complex has three
components: Gudhamandapa, the shrine hall; Sabhamandapa, the assembly
hall and Kunda, the reservoir. The halls have intricately carved exterior
and pillars. The reservoir has steps to reach the bottom and numerous small
shrines. Description:- Rani ki Vav (Queen's Stepwell), Patan, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Patan H.O, Pin Code :-384265
Rani ki Vav or Ranki
vav is a stepwell situated
in the town of Patan in Gujarat.It is located on the banks of Saraswati river. Its construction is attributed to Udayamati,
daughter of Khengara of
Saurashtra, queen of the 11th-century Solanki
dynasty and spouse of Bhima
I. The finest and one of the largest examples
of its kind and designed as an inverted temple highlighting
the sanctity of water, the stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs with
sculptural panels; more than 500 principal sculptures and over a thousand minor
ones combine religious, mythological and secular imagery.
Description:- Birth Place of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Nadiad H.O , Pin Code :-387001
Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda
district. Birth Place of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nadiad. It
is the birth place of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime
Minister of India. Patel was born in Nadiad District Kheda and raised in the countryside of the state of Gujarat.
Description:- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Karamsad S.O , Pin Code :-388325
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian
politician. He served as the first Deputy Prime
Minister of India. He was an Indian barrister, and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation.
Description:- Shri Ranchhodraiji Maharaj Mandir,Dakor , State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Dakor S.O , Pin Code :-388225
The temple
was constructed by Shri Gopalrao Jagannath Tambwekar in 1772 A.D. at the
cost of rupees one lakh. It was built with brick walls and stones
pillars. It is raised on a high plinth of 168 feet by 151 feet with
twelve stone steps on each side and surrounded by a spacious courtyard.
It has eight domes and twenty four turrets, the highest of them being 90
feet making it the tallest temple in the district. The main gate of the
temple overlooks the (now crowded) banks of the lake Gomati. Silver
gates are protected by the Vedic Gods - Lord Ganesha, Sun, Moon, etc
beautifully carved in high relief. The gate leads into the main
courtyard. As tradition would have it, drummers sit atop the main gate
in a balcony of their own. The "Nagarkhana" resonates with music during
the main darshans and at Aarti times. On entering the courtyard, one
sees two tall structures, used to house the thousands of lamps that are
lit during the festive season, on either side. Multi-storied and
multi-tiered, this type of structure is very typical of medieval
Gujarati temple architecture.
Description:- Chamar Dharini, State :- Gujarath
Post Office :- Vadodara H.O , Pin Code :-390001
Chaurie Bearer
Jain bronze statue of Chaurie Bearer (Chamar Dharini) which was found in Akota
area of Baroda and belong to 8th Century A.D. It is now exhibited in the Baroda
Museum. Despite its small size, the figure has an aesthetically impressive
form. The graceful figure stands in the three bedded (tribhanga) posture on a
lotus pedestal symbolising its importance in the pantheon.
