Rajkot

Rajkot - The Multi cultural city of Gujarat

Rajkot is the fourth largest city of the state of Gujrat and people from different corners of India settle down in this city for professional and business need. Besides this, the distance between Rajkot and Gandhinagar is 254k which is the capital of Gujrat. The well developed communication system of the city is connecting the same well with rest of India. Most of the people who lives in Rajkot are vegetarians and the woman of Rajkot usually wear heavy jewelry like large chains, pendants etc. Rajkot is truly a multi-cultural city where we can find people speaking different languages like Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, English and Gujarati.

Rajkot temples:

Swaminarayan temple: Swaminarayan temple is really famous across India and it was formed by the great king Shastriji Maharaj. Besides, this king belongs to the Bochasanwasi Swaminarayan Sanstha. The specialty of this temple is that it was built with hand carved stones. This temple also offers great services to the poor. Many pilgrims visit this temple to get rid of their sins.

Ishwariya temple: Ishwariya temple is very famous temple of Rajkot and it was dedicated to the Lord Shiva. The specialty of this temple is that it has the Shiva lingam which was ‘Swayambhu’. A fair is also held every year at this temple and a number o devotees visits this temple and especially on the day of Shiva Ratri. Besides, you need not pay even a single rupee to visit this temple.

Jagat Mandir: Jagat mandir is another great temple of Rajkot and this temple is also called as Dwarakadish temple. Besides, this temple was built in 1934. Shri RamaKrishna Paramahansa is the main deity of this temple. The striking feature of this temple is that it consists of 60 pillars and this temple belongs to all religions.

Panch Nadh Mahadeo temple: This famous Rajkot temple was built in the year 1933 and it is dedicated to the Lord Shiva. Special Pooja’s took place every year in this temple during ‘Shravan’.

Tourism spots in Rajkot:

Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary: Rampara wildlife sanctuary is very important place of visit in Rajkot and some thousands of tourists visits this sanctuary every month. Besides, this sanctuary was formed in the year 1988. This wildlife sanctuary includes 130 bird species, 20 reptile species and 20 mammal’s species. Some of the rare species which you will find in this sanctuary are Wolf, Fox, Chinkara and Nilgai.

Jubilee garden: Jubilee garden is very popular in Rajkot and many tourists visit this garden for sightseeing. Besides, this garden is famous for Lang library, Alfred high school, Connaught hall and Watson museum. Moreover, it is also one of the major hubs of Rajkot.

Shopping in Rajkot:

Rajkot is the best place to shop for jewelry. You can find a wide range of jewelry in Rajkot, thus you could shop jewelry in this city to keep it as a memory of Rajkot. Moreover, this city is also famous for handicrafts and handlooms.  Bandhini Sarees with mirror work in Rajkot is very popular and so you can buy one for you.

 

Travel Mode:

Planning to go this place via Indian Rail?

 Visit www.indianrail.gov.in. /‎ for knowing specific trains going to this place. You may book your train tickets at www.irctc.co.in/‎ 

Planning to go this place via Bus?

 Visit https://www.gsrtc.in/site  

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