“gujarat – The Land Of Vibrant Life”

By Author: Flin Martyn
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Gujarat is an Indian State in the Western part of India. Gujarat boasts of the longest coastline in India. Gujarat tourism is very popular and in the year 2010-11 the annual tourist footfall was recorded to be a staggering nineteen million. The Gujarat tourism body refers to Gujarat as “Vibrant Gujarat”.

The scenic beauty of Gujarat stretches from the Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara. The pure Asiatic Lions are protected in their home environment of Gujarat. The architecture in gujrat is a beautiful blend of Indo-Islamic architecture and is known as Indo-Saracenic style.

Gujarat has a lot to offer for tourists and Gujarat tourism can be divided into categories of business, archaeological and heritage, cultural tourism, religious tourism, medical tourism and wildlife tourism. A number of fairs and festivals can also be enjoyed.
Gujarat houses a number of Indian and Global companies and is the most industrialized state in the country. Gujarat hosts a biennial investors' summit called “Vibrant Gujarat”. The event brings together business leaders, investors, corporations, thought leaders, ...
... policy and opinion makers. Gujarat’s economy is a great example for the rest of the country.

Gujarat has a wide variety of Historical Forts, Palaces, Mosques, Temples, and places of historical importance. World heritage sites like Lothal, Dholavira and Champaner make Gujarat a very good place to visit for history lovers. Ahmadabad’s Heritage walk is the only daily departure Walking Tour in India. The architectural monuments and the historical background depict a blend of Hindu, Islamic and European architecture. Many of the palaces and forts have been converted into heritage hotels.

Gujarat is also well known for its rich culture. Gujarat has a unique Art and Handicraft like Bandhani, Patolas of Patan, Kutchhi Work, Khadi, bamboo Craft, block printing, embroidery, woodcraft, metal crafts, pottery, namda, rogan painting, pithora and many more handicrafts. The various folk songs, drama and theatre make Gujarat culturally very vibrant.

Gujarat is also home to a multitude devotional centres and temples with popular religious centers like Dwarka, Dakor, Ambaji, Palitana, Somnath, Shamlaji, Bahucharaji, Pavagadh, Kabirvad, Mahudi, Sun Temple, Modhera, Akshardham (Gandhinagar), Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, Jain temples, Hindu Temples and Sudama Mandir.

Tourists in Gujarat can also enjoy the many National Parks and is a habitat for some of the World’s rarest fauna and flora.The animals include asiatic lions, wild ass, blackbuck, bears,monkeys, nilgai, paradise flycatcher, chinkara and dolphins.The national parks and sanctuaries at Gir National Park, Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch, Vansda National Park, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Kutch Bustard Sanctuary and Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar.are worth visiting.

Festivals like Global Garba, Kite festival and Rann Utsav attract a lot of tourists. People also visit Gujarat for its medical facilities.
The luxury Royal Orient train from Gujarat to Rajasthan is also very popular with tourists.Gujarat is well connected by rail, road and air.

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