Things to do in Bhuj
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Aina Mahal
Next door to the Prag Mahal is the beautiful Aina Mahal which was built in 1752 at a cost of Rs2 million. It lost its top storey in an earthquake, but the lower floor is open, with a fantastic 15.2m scroll showing a Kutch state procession. The 18th-century elaborately mirrored interior is a demonstration of the fascination with all things European – an inverted mirror of European Orientalism – with blue-and-white Delphi-style tiling and the Hogarth lithograph series The Rake’s Progress. In the bedroom is a bed with solid gold legs (the king apparently auctioned his bed annually).
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Sarad Bagh Palace
This graceful Italianate palace was built in 1867, in the midst of shady trees full of crows and bats. It lost most of the 3rd floor in an earthquake, and the remaining lower floors are closed. However, nearby is an adjacent building, the former dining hall, which houses an eclectic museum. Standout exhibits are two huge stuffed tigers that the erstwhile maharao of Kutch shot, and the aforementioned maharao’s coffin.
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Prag Mahal
Prag Mahal is in a forlorn state, damaged by an earthquake and dusty, but is worth visiting for its ghostly, exuberant Durbar Hall, with broken chandeliers and gold-skirted classical statues that wouldn’t look out of place decorating a gay nightclub. Several scenes from Lagaan, the much-acclaimed Bollywood cricket blockbuster, were filmed here.
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Noorani Mahal
This popular non-veg place gets packed out with mostly men eating chicken, but there’s also mutton and veg cooked in the tandoor or in a spicy north Indian curry.
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Green Rock
This popular, 1st-floor, AC place opposite the STC bus stand serves up tasty lunch-time thalis, as well as an extensive multi-cuisine, all-veg menu.
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Jesal
This smart multi-cuisine restaurant offers good breakfast options, as well as curries and Chinese for lunch and dinner.
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Folk Art Museum
This Museum displays embroidery, children’s toys, beautiful paintings and traditional mud huts.
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Green Hotel
A small, multi-cuisine veg restaurant in the bazaar that’s related to – but not as good as – the Green Rock.
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Crossword
A tiny branch of this franchise with a good selection of books and magazines.
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Kachchh Museum
This is Gujarat’s oldest museum. It houses many ancient artefacts.
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