Sarkhej Roza – Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Sarkhej Roza – Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Sarkhej Roza is a mosque located in the village of Makraba, 7 km south-west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, India. The mosque is known as “Ahmedabad’s Acropolis”, due to 20th century architect Le Corbusier’s famous comparison of ths mosque’s design to the Acropolis of Athens. Although there are many rozas across Gujarat, the Sarkhej Roza is the most revered.

Sun Temple – Modhera, Gujarat

Sun Temple – Modhera, Gujarat

The Sun Temple, Modhera (Gujarat) was built in 1026 AD by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty and is dedicated to Lord Surya, the Sun God of Hinduism. It is akin to the Konark Sun Temple of Orissa. One more sun temple is at Martand in Jammu and Kashmir. The Modhera sun temple is situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati, 25 km from Mehsana and 102 km from Ahmedabad.

Great Rann of Kutch – Gujarat

Great Rann of Kutch – Gujarat

The Great Rann of Kutch also called Greater Rann of Kutch or just Rann of Kutch, is a seasonally marshy saline clay desert located in the Thar Desert biogeographic province in the Kutch District, state of Gujarat situated 8 km away from village Kharaghoda located in the Surendranagar District of northwestern India and the Sind province of Pakistan.