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Colours of Gujarat

Gujarat is the land of the Mahatma - the birthplace of Ghandi - and the only place on Earth where you can still see the Asiatic Lion, says Karen Halabi.


In Kutch's clutches

Desert camp at the Sharad Utsav Festival (above); Entrance to the Pragmahal Palace, in Bhuj (right)

The human fabric of the remote Kutch region of Gujarat provides a dazzling spectacle.


Meeting the Maharajah

Maharao Sri Pragmal Sinhji III

Maharao Sri Pragmal Sinhji III is the 19th in a lineage of maharajas who have governed the remote Rann of Kutch for the last four hundred years. He makes some pithy remarks on current world problems, including terrorism.


The Asiatic Lion - saved

India's Sasan Gir National Park


The World’s Biggest Dance Festival

Dancers at the Navaratri Festival

Nine nights of non-stop dance, Navaratri in Gujarat (India) is the planet’s oldest, biggest and most spectacular dance celebration.


Water Worlds

Guard at the Step Well of Patan, otherwise known as the Queen’s Step Well (above); Inside (at the bottom) of the Adalaj Vav Step well, an elaborate carved muti-level structure used as a water catchment (right)

The ancient water temples of Gujarat are architectural marvels that have something in common with the pyramids


 

 
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