Places to visit in Gujarat, India

Gujarat is the 7th largest state of India and is located on the western part of India. It has 1600 km of coastline which is longest among Indian states. Gujarat attracts large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

Within Gujarat there are many historic forts, palaces, mosque, temples and places of historical importance to visit. Ahmedabad is considered as an ideal hub to cover various destinations in Gujarat.

Gujarat is also famous for its culture. It preserves the rich tradition of song, dance and handicrafts such as Bandhani, Patolas of Patan, Kutchhi work, Khadi, embroidery and many more handicrafts.

Gujarat has many devotional places and temples such as Dwarka, Somnath, Ambaji, Palitana, and Pavagarh, Sun temple, Akshardham (Gandhinagar) to name few.

Gujarat celebrates unique festivals like:

Global Grarba (October-November, all over the state)

Kite Festival (Makar Sankranti, 11-15 January, Ahmedabad)

Kankaria Carnival (25-31 December, Ahmedabad)

Rann Utsav (November-December, Kutch)

Modhera Dance Festival (3rd week January, Modhera)

Since Gujarat is a big state and has many laces that attract tourists it is not possible to cover it in one article. I shall write about them one by one in my future posts.
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Shimla, Himanchal Pradesh, India

Shimla is the capital city of Indian state Himanchal Pradesh and is situated  in Northern part of India.

Connectivity

The national Highway no.22 connects Shimla to nearest big city Chandigarh. Shimla is also connected by road to most of the cities. Shimla is connected to nearest broad gauge railway station of Kalka. You will enjoy most if you travel to shimla by Toy train from Kalka. Shimla is also connected by Air to Delhi and Kullu. The Jubbarhatti airport is 23 km from Shimla

Accomodation

There are many Guest Houses, Budget Hotels, 3 Star and 5 Star hotels in Shimla.

Tourist Attraction

The Mall is the main shopping street of Shimla. There are many restaurants, clubs, banks, bars, post Offices and Tourist offices.

Christ Church is situated on The Ridge and is second oldest church in Northern India.

Jakhu Hill is situated 2 km away from Shimla at a height of 8000 ft. Hill is the highest peak and offers a beautiful view of the town and the snow-covered Himalayas. There is an old temple with 108 ft high statue of Lord Hanuman at the top of the hill.

Shimla State Museum was opened in 1974 and has tried to protect cultural wealth of the state. A collection of miniature Pahari paintings, sculptures, bronze wood-carvings, costumes, textiles and jewellary of the region are displayed here.

Summer Hill is a lovely township and is situated at a height of 6500 ft on the Shimla-Kalka railway line.

Tara Devi is 11 km away from Shimla bus stand and there is a temple dedicated to the goddess of stars on top of the hill.

Kufri is 16 km from Shimla and is situated at the height of 8600 ft and is famous for winter sports.

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Madhya Pradesh, India

Madhya Pradesh is located in centre of India It has great cultural heritage of Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism etc.. There are many monuments, exquisitely carved temples, stupas, palaces located all over the state. Madhya Pradesh bagged the Best Tourism State Award in 2012.

Madhya Pradesh have large part of plateau streaked with hill ranges of Vindhyachal and Satpura. Important rivers Narmada and Tapti flow from east to west and Chambal, Sone, Betwa and Mahanadi west to east. Spectacular mountain range, rivers dotted with hills and lakes and miles and miles of dense forest are worth seeing.

In fact one third of the state is forested and offers exciting wildlife. National Parks of Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Shivpuri and many others offers you a rare opportunity to see tiger, the bison and a wide variety of deer.

Three sites in Madhya Pradesh have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO:

1. The Khajuraho group of Monuments (1986)
2. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
3. The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)

Important cities of the state are Raipur, Ujjain, Indore, Gwalior etc.. All the cities are well connected by Air, Rail and Road with major cities of India.

Since there are many places to visit in the state I will write about them one by one in my future posts.