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Ahmadabad
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Ahmadabad Tour of ISBS
We, the ISBS team, beside organizing the tenth ISBS conference at Gujarat Vidyapeeth, trying to give you a glimpse of Ahmadabad from a tourist angle so that you may travel with ease and enjoy your vicinity along with the academic fervor of our conference
List of Tourist Places
There are numerous places of tourist interest. For the sake of convenience and taste of our ISBS fraternity we have carefully chosen 15 places that may be visited in the city
Beside these 15 places, there are some famous places of historical and tourist interest. We have grouped them separately since they can’t covered in the city tour.
Keeping in view of shopping, there are two places of this kind worth visiting includes Teen Darwaja
12 places of tourist Interests
1. Sabarmati Ashram
Seven km from the centre of town, on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, this was Gandhi's headquarters during the long struggle for Indian independence. His ashram was founded in 1915 and still makes handicrafts, handmade paper and spinning wheels. Gandhi's spartan living quarters are preserved as a small museum and there is a pictorial record of the major events in his life. Followings are some picture taken from internet for your interest.
2. The Sarkhej Complex
From the archaeological point, the most important group of buildings are the tombs and Mosque with a place around the tank of sarkhej. Its construction is attributed to Mahmud Begda who excavated the tank, surround it by a flight of stone step, constructed a richly decorated supply sluice and built at its southwest corner the splendid palace and harem. The tomb was built here for shaikh Ahmed Khattu, also known as Ganj Bakhas. He was the revered saint whose blessing was invoked while founding Ahmadabad. The saint died at a ripe age of 111 years.
Logistic; Around 10 Kilometers from the IIM Campus. Find SG Highway and turn left.
3. Mosque of Sidi Sayid
The Mosque of Sidi Sayid with its stone tracery and the patterns of the banyan tree on its windows is another of the tourist attractions in Ahmedabad.
This small mosque, which once formed part of the city wall, is close to the river end of Relief Rd. It was constructed by Sidi Saiyad, a slave of Ahmed Shah, and has beautiful carved stone windows depicting the intricate intertwining of the branches of a tree
4. Hathee Singh Jain Temple
Just outside the Delhi Gate, to the north of the old city, this temple, as with so many, Jain temples, is made of white marble. Built in 1848, it is dedicated to Dharamnath, the 15th Jain Tirthankar (teacher)
Built by Sheth Hathee Singh in 1848, the Hathee Singh Temple, located outside the Delhi Gate, is worked in pure white marble. It houses 52 shrines, each with an idol of a Jain Tirthankar