I first visited Champaner as a student of architecture in 1998. Chirag Munjani, who has been organising heritage walks in and around Vadodara for the last 12 years, says Khichi Chauhan Rajputs conquered the area and built a settlement on top of Pavagadh Hill, adding fortification along the plateau in the 13th century. “We don’t look at the income generation …
A cable on the ropeway connecting the Kalika Mata temple in Gujarat's Pavagadh came off on Friday evening, suspending 60 passengers in 10 cabins mid-air for over 40 minutes before they were rescued. The incident occurred shortly before the closing time of 8 pm, when the track rope of the aerial ropeway came off the conveyor. The company Usha Breco, …
Asserting that India is now witnessing “cultural independence that started with Sardar Patel renovating Somnath temple” after Independence, PM Modi on Saturday unfurled a flag after inaugurating a revamped Mahakali temple which was apparently destroyed by 15th century Gujarat ruler Mahmud Begda. The temple trust on Saturday issued an As per the details, the temple is said to have been …
Modi in Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Gujarat today. She lives with the prime minister's younger brother Pankaj Modi at Raysan village on the outskirts of Gandhinagar city. Hatkeshwar Mahadev Temple in Vadnagar has organized various religious programmes for the long life and health of the prime minister's mother. After long negotiations, about 4 years ago, under an …
Modi in Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on June 18 to meet his mother Hiraba as she is set to enter the 100th year of her life on June 18. PM Modi will also visit the Mahakali temple at Pavagadh in the Panchmahals district for the first time after it was refurbished. On the occassion, PM …
