Introducing Jamnagar
Jamnagar is another Gujarat delight, a fabulous, little-visited city, overflowing with ornate, decaying buildings and colourful bazaars displaying the town’s famous, brilliant-coloured bandhani – produced through a laborious 5000-year-old process involving thousands of tiny knots in a piece of folded fabric. It’s an ideal base for exploring the surrounding coastline that stretches to Dwarka, where rare birds flock to ankle-deep islands, and fine beaches are empty all year-round.
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Jamnagar is best known for having India’s only Ayurvedic university, where you can learn the techniques of ancient medicine and yoga, and a temple that’s hosted nonstop chanting since 1964 (it’s in the Guinness Book of Records; see opposite).
Prior to Independence, the town was ruled by the Jadeja Rajputs. It’s built around appealing Ranmal Lake, which has a small palace at its centre, and huge weekend crowds around its edge.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Info Wanted on Bardar area of Gujarat
by siamiam 20 January 2011
Mr. Mustak Amin Mepani at the Hotel President in Jamnagar is friendly and a wealth of information. He gave me the go ahead to put his…
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Re: Gujarati coast
by siamiam 18 January 2011
Thanks for the good info ! The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary sounds like a must see sight; it looks like this is a good time of year to go…
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Re: Info Wanted on Bardar area of Gujarat
by siamiam 18 January 2011
Thanks for the good info ! I will stop by the President Hotel and Forest Office today to see if they also have any info. Yes, I'm thinking…
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