The White Desert: Rann of Kutch, known to be the largest salt desert in the world. The Hindi word "Rann" means Desert. It is about 7,505.22 square kilometers (2,897.78 sq mi) in size. It is located in the district of Kutch of Gujarat, India and the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Aina Mahal is an 18th-century palace, built by Rao Lakhpatji in 1761. It is located in Bhuj-Kutch, Gujarat, India. The white Marble walls and the decoration of gold lace and glass are really iconic and mesmerizing.
Prag Mahal, named after Rao Pragmalji II, was commissioned in 1865. It is located in Bhuj, Gujarat, India. It was designed by Colonel Henry Saint Wilkins in the Italian Gothic style. Many Italian artisans and local Kutchi builder community known as Mistris of Kutch were involved in the construction of Prag Mahal, which took it final shape in 1879.
Mandvi is a port city located in the District of Kutch, Gujarat. Once, It was a major port of kutch, founded by the Khengarji, the king of Kutch, in 1574. Amazing Beach, shipbuilding area, and The Vijaya Vilas Palace are the attraction of Mandvi.
Black Hill, Locally known as Kalo Dungar, 25km north of khavda, is the Highest Point (at 462 m) in Kutch, Gujarat. The hill is also famous for a 400-year-old temple to Dattatreya, the three-headed incarnation of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in the same body. You can see the Great Rann of Kutch and Pakistan border from the Top. The place is one of kind which certainly gives you the glimpse of astonishing nature, vanishes into the infinite sky.
Narayan Sarovar is a village and place of pilgrimage for Hindus on the Kori Creek. It is located in Lakhpat taluka of Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Narayan Sarovar Lake is one of the 5 holy lakes of Hinduism, along with Mansarovar in Tibet, Pampa in Karnataka, Bhuvaneshwar in Orissa and Pushkar in Rajasthan.
A place of an ancient Shiva Temple. The village is located near the mouth of Kori Creek, in the west of Kutch district of Gujarat, India. It is the place where India’s land border ends.
Mata no Madh is a village, dedicated to Ashapura Temple (Goddess Ashapura), located in Lakhpat Taluka of Kutch, Gujarat. The village is surrounded by hills and other temples as well.
Lakhpat is barely populated town and sub-district in Kutch, Gujarat. It is named after Rao Lakha. The town is surrounded by 7 km long 18th-century fort walls, built by Jamadar Fateh Muhammed.
A small town located nearby Bhuj-Kutch. It is a major textile center of Kutch. You can visit the grand Vande Mataran Memorial, a 4D Indian History Museum.
Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District. Dholavira is the larger of the two most remarkable excavations of the Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan culture.
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a temple complex in Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat which is managed by Nar Narayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a sect of Hinduism. The inauguration ceremony of the temple held from 15 to 23 May 2010. An earthquake on 26 January 2001 shattered most parts of the city of Bhuj, including the original Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj built by Swaminarayan in 1824. To replace this, the new temple is built of only marble and gold. The throne for the idol of Swaminarayan, the temple domes and doors are make of gold while the pillars and ceilings are made of marble.
Vijaya Vilas Palace is the famous one time summer palace of Jadeja Maharao of Cutch located on sea-beach of Mandvi in Kutch, Gujarat, India. The palace was built during reign of Maharao Shri Khengarji III, the Maharao of Kutch, as a summer resort for the use of his son & heir to the kingdom, the Yuvraj Shri Vijayaraji and is therefore, named after him as Vijaya Vilas Palace.
Bhadreshwar Jain Temple, also known as Vasai Jain Temple, is a Jain temple of historical importance located in Bhadreshwar village of Mundra Taluka, Kutch, Gujarat, India. It is believed to be one of the oldest Jain temples in India, although they have been renovated and rehabilitated from time to time.The temple is said to be first renovated by King Sidhsen of Bhadrawati in 449 B.C.
Mundra Port is the largest private port of India located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat. Formerly it was operated by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZ) owned by Adani Group which later it was expanded into Adani Ports & SEZ Limited (APSEZ) managing several ports.
Kandla, also known as the Kandla Port Trust or Deendayal Port is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India and Pakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan.
To east of Ajepal's monastery, is a small tiled shed with tombs of Muslim pattern sacred to Jesar or Jesal, a Jadeja, and Turi or Toral, a Kathi. The temple is locally known as Jesal Toral ni Samadhi, which literally means 'the tomb of Jesal and Toral'. The shrine at Anjar is under the charge of the Ajepal monastery.
Kutch Museum in Bhuj is the oldest museum of Gujarat. It is located opposite Hamirsar Lake in Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India. At the time of Maharao Khengarji III's marriage on 19 February 1884 many new items were received and for exhibition of which, a need for new building was necessitated. As such, on 14 November 1884, the foundation stone for the present museum building was laid by the Governor of Bombay.
