Ahmedabad Trip Overview
→ Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rani ki Vav
→ Explore the Rich History of Gujarat State and Solanki Dynasty
→ Travel by a comfortable Air Conditioned Vehicle
→ Explore Modhera Surya Mandir – A Temple dedicated to the Sun
→ Walk on the footsteps of the Step-well at the Temple
→ Travel with Expert & Friendly Driver-Guide
→ Enjoy a quick visit to Mahudi Jain Temple
→ Relish Traditional Food on the way – optional
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Ahmedabad, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
→ Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rani ki Vav
→ Explore the Rich History of Gujarat State and Solanki Dynasty
→ Travel by a comfortable Air Conditioned Vehicle
→ Explore Modhera Surya Mandir – A Temple dedicated to the Sun
→ Walk on the footsteps of the Step-well at the Temple
→ Travel with Expert & Friendly Driver-Guide
→ Enjoy a quick visit to Mahudi Jain Temple
→ Relish Traditional Food on the way – optional
Itinerary
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Stop At: Rani Ki vav, Near the Patan Highway, 384265 India
The vavs of Gujarat are not merely sites for collecting water and socializing, but also simultaneously hold great spiritual significance. They were originally constructed quite simply but became more intricate over the years, perhaps to make explicit this ancient concept of the sanctity of water by carving it out in stone deities. You may thus enter Rani Ki Vav as if it is a subterranean temple.
The steps begin at ground level, leading you down through the cool air through several pillared pavilions to reach the deep well below. There are more than 800 elaborate sculptures among seven galleries. The central theme is the Dasavataras, or ten incarnations of Vishnu, including Buddha. The avatars are accompanied by sadhus, brahmins, and apsaras (celestial dancers), painting their lips and adorning themselves. At water level, you come to a carving of Sheshashayi-Vishnu, in which Vishnu reclines on the thousand-hooded serpent Shesha, where it is said he rests in the infinity between ages.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sun Temple, On Becharaji Highway, Modhera 384212 India
As you enter the historical complex, you first come across the magnificent kund known as the Ramakund, built-in rectangular shape containing 108 shrines to various gods and demi-gods. Check out the three main shrines positioned on the three sides of the kund, dedicated to Ganesh and Vishnu, and an image of Lord Shiva dancing the ‘tandava facing the temple of the sun which covers the fourth side. Various shrines showcasing different mudras are arrayed along the staggered configuration of steps leading down to the base of the ‘Kund’.Try following the rhythmic ups and downs of the steps
Walk up the steps to the ‘Sabha Mandap’ or the assembly and convene with sculpted renderings of twelve ‘Adityas’ (another name for the sun god). The twelve representations carved on the pillars represent the sun according to the twelve months. It is believed that these ‘Adityas’ are the base myth to the temple of the sun, the legend imparts Aditya’s to be sons of ‘Aditi’, the goddess of Infinity
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
