Sights in Rajkot
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Mayur Patola Art
Rajkot has quickly developed a Patola-weaving industry. This skill comes from Patan, and is a torturous process that involves dyeing each thread before it is woven. However, in Patan both the warp and weft threads are dyed (double ikat ), whereas in Rajkot only the weft is dyed (single ikat ), so the product is more affordable. You can visit workshops that are located in people’s houses in the Sarvoday Society area, including Mayur Patola Art, behind Virani High School.
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Watson Museum & Library
The Watson Museum & Library commemorates the work of Colonel John Watson, political agent (administrator) from 1886 to 1889. It’s a jumbled attic of a collection, featuring 3rd-century inscriptions, arrays of arms and delicate ivory work overseen by an unamused marble statue of Queen Victoria.
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Kaba Gandhi No Delo
This is the house where Gandhi lived from the age of six, and it contains lots of interesting information on his life. The Mahatma’s passion for the hand loom is preserved in the form of a small weaving school. The narrow streets surrounding the old city reward a wander.
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