a trip to rann of kutch, gujarat - holidaykeys.co.uk

A Trip to Rann of Kutch, Gujarat - HolidayKeys.co.uk


Gujarat is one of fabulous tourist destinations; it has so much to see. If you are planning to visit Gujarat in between November to February then your visit to Rann of Kutch , this is the best time to visit, you will enjoy it a lot with grand festivals and great hospitality. You will be feeling overwhelmed by the hospitality, after all you are in Gujarat, Guajarati s hospitality is so famous. It is surrounded by the sea water. Ancient temples, attractive palaces, rugged forts, flamingos, wild asses – these all you will have in Kutch. It is mostly covered by shallow wetland with marshy salt flats that look like an endless mass snow spread as far as your eyes can see. It is divided into two distinct parts Great Rann of Kutch and Little Rann of Kutch . The Great Rann of Kutch has an area about 7,505.22 square kilometres, and it is world s largest salt deserts. It is a seasonal salt marsh located in Kutch of Gujarat. Little Rann of Kutch occupies 4,953 sq km and is spread out in the districts of Surendranagar, Banasakantha, Patan, Kutch and Rajkot. This is the place where you will enjoy a different kind of festivals. It may be your first time, but after the first time you will wish to come here every year to join this festival. You will see a strange light on a dark night as bright as mercury, no one knows from where it comes, but it occurs on a dark night.


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It changes colours to blue, red, yellow looking like a moving ball of fire. Local villagers called it Chir Batti in their local kutchi – Sindhi language Chir – ghost, Battti – light that means a ghost light . It reports on the Banni grasslands which is seasonal salt marsh wetlands and

adjoining desert of the marshy flats of Rann near India – Pakistan border. If you are coming to enjoy the Rann Utsav then you can stay in luxury tents, where you will find comfort like a hotel. The first place to visit is Dhordo , where first time visitors are startled by the beauty of White Rann , the last village in Bhuj . Every year the village hosts the migratory birds from the far corner of the world. This is a heaven for bird watchers. Camel Safaris, Local art and handicraft bazaar, a spa, meditation and yoga centre, live music concerts and folk dance shows and evenings, are the main activities that keep the guests enthralled and actively engaged with the Kutch heritage. You can do shopping from here silver artefacts, and jewellery, silver craft work, seashell toys, wooden carved and beautiful decorations exclusive designs. Next is Aina Mahal built in the 18th century by Rao Lakhpatji in Bhuj . It was damaged in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, but its one portion is remained safe and restore as a museum which houses to displaying the bed room, music room, court room and other old pieces of arts, paintings, arms, palanquin etc. it was constructed with marble walls embellished with gold lace in the glass. It has a beautiful architecture with fully made of glass.


Kala Dungar is the highest point in Kutch, and around 95 km from Bhuj. Sunset point offers a breathtaking view of Rann from here. If you are feeling energetic you can climb the dunes to the summit of your choosing, where the view along the sand ridge opens up for excellent photographic opportunities. There is a famous temple named Dattatreya Temple . It has very famous folklore attached with it, when Lord Dattatreya walked on the earth; he saw the band of jackals that were trying to get the food, Dattatreya offered his body to feast on. Then his body regenerated and fed the jackals daily. From the four centuries, till now the temple provides food for jackals. There are lots of things to do like camel safari, horse riding, kite flying, and local handicraft and lots of places to visit like Swaminarayan Temple, Mandvi Beach, and Shyamji Krishna Varma Memorial. You must take the local kutchi – cuisine with is different from the traditional Gujarati cuisine. Gujarat is having lots more what you can t express. Rann Utsav spreads is colours of joy, tradition, and heritage. So the Gujarat s tourism tag line is Kuch din to guzaro Gujarat me is absolutely true, you will fond of beauty Rann. A trip of Rann of Kutch is glorious and some kind of strange scenic beauty.


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