Trivia: Stamped Moments

Along with Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Patan a little north to Ahmedabad form an extraordinary travel circuit. To help travelers planning to visit this part of India, I put together a plan for 3 days.  Best time to visit: December to February. Day-1: Bird sanctuary | Ahmedabad Reach Ahmedabad in the evening of day-0. Have authentic Gujarati dinner at Pakwan restaurant or Gordhan Thal or Rajwado or Sasumaa (you can explore the next day as well). Nal sarovar bird sanctuary: It's a good way to start the trip with a visit to the nearby (60 kms) Nalsarovar bird sanctuary. The best time to visit a bird sanctuary is early in the morning, before sunrise. More than 200 species of birds- both local and migratory birds flock at the Nalsarovar lake and marshy land surrounding it during winter- spring season.    Sabarmati/ Gandhi Ashram: Late in the afternoon,   start again; y our next stop will be Sabarmati/ Gandhi Ashram. Gandhiji established this ashram in 1917 to carryout his Satyag

Western Gujarat, also know as Saurashtra has in store an amazing array of treasure trove to be explored by enthusiastic travelers. Starting with Dwarka, a principal Hindu pilgrimage site, to Somnath, Gir national park (lions), Diu and Palitana, the sheer variety of destinations is mind boggling. Though the places are too far away from from each other to be called a circuit, I have a great plan for travelers with energy to cover the whole region in 5 days. Though Ahmedabad is the gateway to western Gujarat, I have not included Ahmedabad in this as it's strictly not in western Gujarat. If you have time, have another day to explore Ahmedabad; please see next post in this blog for details of Ahmedabad. Day-1: Dwarka Dwarka is considered one of the four major pilgrimages (called Dhamas ) for the Hindus. Adi Sankaracharya had established four sacred mathas in the four corners of India; it's one of them. Dwarkadhish temple was built 2500 years ago (partially destroyed by Mahmud Begada