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Many great cities of antiquity around the world were the center of their civilization for centuries, only to be lost to the ages, and then rediscovered centuries or millennia later, reduced to rubble and ruins, with only the largest structures still standing, and the rest mere shadows. Other cities continued to grow and change, leading to eclectic mixes of thousand-year-old forts and temples, medieval streets and markets, government buildings put up by colonial powers, and modern high-rises, offices and strip malls cluttering everywhere in between. But there are not many places in the world that went from being a small place of moderate importance to being the capital of the kingdom to being almost entirely deserted and nearly lost to the wilderness within a century, and in such recent history (a mere 500 years ago.)
Champaner is just such a place. Here you can find an old palace, fort, several mosques, but also walk the ancient streets just as its inhabitants did five centuries ago. Champaner was an out-of-the-way pilgrimage site for hundreds of years, became the capital of Gujarat, and was then abandoned to be overtaken by the jungle. The city rose and fell almost as fast as the modern stock market, but left behind far more aesthetic remains. The city is remarkably well-preserved, with Hindu and Jain temples a thousand years old, mosques from the time of the Gujarat Sultanate, and the whole workings of a well-planned capital city still in evidence, from granaries and fortifications to stepwells and cemeteries. Champaner became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
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Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai Stepwell is a stepwell located in the village of
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Saurashtra peninsula is bound on the south and south-west by the Arabian sea, on the
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Near Rajpipla, 1163 km away up the river from the sea, is Sardar Sarovar dam. At the
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Akshardham is majestic, intricately carved stone structure which stands amid sprawling
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The Aina Mahal palace, or “Hall of Mirrors” was built during the flamboyant
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Kalo Dungar calling The Black Hills are 25 kms north of Khavda, the top of the
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Lukshmi Villas Palace, an extravagant building of the Indo-Saracenic school, was built
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This famous temple of Kali Mata is one of the Shaktipeeths of the mother. Shaktipeeth
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The mosque was built in the last year of the existence of Gujarat Sultanate. The
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Vijaya Vilas Palace is the famous one time summer palace of Jadeja Maharao of Cutch
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Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is
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Vanraj Chavda had founded A?ahilpur Patan in 802 CE as capital of his state. Capital
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Located on the route between Dwarka city and Beyt Dwarka Island on the coast of
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The story behind the 51 Shakti Peethas is rooted in Hindu mythology, specifically in
