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A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOUR
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AHMEDABAD
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Despite the fact that it is a busy textile town, Ahemdabad has a certain charm.In the old city, the superb artistic and aesthetic traditions of Gujarat are visible in its beautiful mosques ,Jain temples, unique stone step wells that descend in elaborately decorated levels into the earth and in old houses with their ornately carved wooden balconies and screens.Modern Ahmedabad has a fine structures-designed by renowned architects like Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.
Places of interest: Teen
Darwaza, jama Masjid, Sidi Sayyed Mosque, Sidi Bashir Mosque, Rani Roopmati,
Rani Sipria and Ahmed Shah's Mosque, hathee Singh Temple, Calico Museum of
Textiles, Kite Museum, Shreya Museum of Folk Art, Vechaar Utensils
Museum,Sabarmati Ashram . |
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Places of interest:
Sayaji Bagh & Baroda Museum, Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum. |
PALITANA 
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863 Jain Temples built in translucent white marble are located on Shatrunjay Hill. Palitana is an important place of pilgrimage for all Jains.
Places of
interest: The historic town
of Junagarh; the Sasan Gir National Park, The last bastion of the Asiatic lions
and the magnificent Somnath temple, near veraval, are the other places of
interest around Palitana.
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The Samudra Beach Resort here has arecreated an environment is flamboyantly ethnic, with thatched huts and quaint swings.An ideal spot for water sports, Ahmedpur Mandvi is close to the island of Diu. |
DIU
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The little island of Diu,once
a Portugese outpost lies off the Saurashtra coast of Gujrat.With fine beaches,
a couple of interesting forts and arelaxed ambience,Diu is an
unspoilt destination.
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