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Jama Masjid :Jama Masjid located in the centre of the old city, this congregational mosque was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1423. Built in yellow sandstone, it combines the best of Hindu and Muslim styles of architecture, standing on 260 pillars supporting 15 domes at varying elevations It is described as the most beautiful mosque in India. The vast paved courtyard is a rectangle nearly seventy-five metres by sixty-six metres. |
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Sun Temple : The sun temple at Modhera in Mehsana districts, in north Gujarat, built during the reign of the Solanki king Bhimdev I near a village of the same name, represents one of the most magnificent monuments of Gujarat. The temple complex consists of a Prasad, a Sabha Mandap and a Kund. The image of the presiding deity is missing. The underground cell in the sanctum is supposed to have contained an additional image. |
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Hriday Kunj : The small house in the Harijan Ashram in Ahmedabad where Mahatma Gandhi carried on his experiments non-violent struggle for the freedom of the country is very aptly called the Hriday Kunj. The ashram was founded by the Mahatma when he left his first Ashram at Kocharb. From 1918 to 1930, when he left the Ashram to launch his famous Salt Satyagraha, the Hriday Kunj was the source of inspiration during the freedom movement. The Ashram has a museum and a prayer ground. |
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Kirti Mandir : Porbandar which is a seaside town in Saurashtra was the birth place of the Father of Nation . It has also a mythological association . Lord Krishna's classmate, Sudana hailed from this place . The town was formerly known as Sudanapuri . The house where Mahatma Gandhi was born has been turned into a national monument Kirti Mandir. memorial contains within it a library of books on Gandhism, a spinning hall, a children's nursery and a prayer hall where prayers of all faith are held regularly. |
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Distance Chart |
Agra - 889 Km
Amritsar - 1223 Km
Bangalore - 1465 Km
Bhopal - 568 Km
Bhubaneshwar - 1810 Km
Calcutta - 1924 Km
Chennai - 1826 Km
Coimbatore - 1762 Km
New Delhi - 915 Km
Guntur - 1500 Km
Hyderabad - 1208 Km
Kakinada - 1731 Km
Kanpur - 1077 Km
Kochi - 1881 Km
Lucknow - 1154
Mangalore - 1434
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