DIVINE SHAKTI TRAILS

Arrive Ahmedabad, check in at hotel & later we go for a sightseeing tour of Ahmedabad visiting Gandhi Ashram, Hutheesing Jain temple, Adalaj stepwell & Vaishnodevi temple.

Gandhi Ashram: On a quiet peaceful stretch of the Sabarmati River, Mahatma Gandhi set up a simple retreat in 1915. This was his Satyagrah Ashram and for many years it was the nerve centre of India’s freedom movement. It was from here, in 1930, that Mahatma began his famous Dandi March to the sea to protest the Salt Tax imposed by the British. Hridaya Kunj, the simple cottage where he lived, is now a national monument and preserved as it was during the Mahatma’s lifetime. Must pick gifts and souvenirs from the Ashram shop. Spend a little time here by the river watching the parrots and the squirrels. Peace and tranquility prevail here.

Hutheesingh Jain Temple: Built outside the Delhi Gate in 1850 by a rich Jain merchant, the Hutheesingh Temple is the best known of Ahmedabad’s many ornate Jain temples.

Adalaj Step-well: Step wells were built in olden times to serve the man purposes of - holding rainwater for later use, a resting place for the Travellers, a watering hole for the Travellers who had caravans and animals with them. Best examples of rainwater harvesting! The Adalaj step is situated 17kms north of Ahmedabad. The step well at the village of Adalaj is another fine example of this magnificent architectural form. Adalaj Vav is richly carved, every pillar and wall surface covered with leaves and flowers, birds and fishes and friezes of ornamental designs.

Vaishno Devi Temple: A popular temple of goddess Vaishno Devi located on S.G. Road (Sarkhej- Gandhinagar highway), it is modelled based on Vaishno Devi temple situated in Jammu & Kashmir. The only difference between the two is that one at Ahmedabad can be visited within a couple of hours. It can be seen crowded every day, and on weekends devotees from all over India visit this temple.

Overnight at hotel