When planned our trip to Junagdh, Gujarat, I never knew, it would be such an influence!!!
The trip was one day only.... we had to skip the trek to Girnar due to time constraint
But the city still charmed me... we moved by our car through the roads and alleys of the city... main city looked just like any other Gujarati city till we started our journey through history of this city...
The Sakkarbaug Zoo needs special mention here due to the state of animals there...
No no ..nothing to worry about ..... though the zoo is small... many big cats are kept here in comparatively small enclosures but and they are so happily healthy
The Bird enclosures are so beautiful......
Then we went to the majestc Mahabat Makbara, if only the Tourism Deptt took some interest and restored the wonder to its past beauty. Just couldn't take my eyes off it. Some entry fee could have been charged too...people would have paid happily
And then The Upperkot Fort.. with its intersting story of Rani Ranak Devi ... but here I would like to comment about the Adi Kadi Vav (one of the oldest Stepwells). This stepwell is without any intricate designs or ornamentations but then its being oldest is the charm of it. Sad part is it's full of pigeon droppings and garbage...
If only we could taste its sweet and cool water....if it was kept clean and working.....if if if ....
There are Buddhist Caves also, which are underground and to think that many many years ago Huen Tsang had walked there !!!
The alleys and roads outside the Fort were adding to the old world charm of the city....
When going through history and folk tales of the place and its monuments, we wonder how much is true?? But they do tell some stories and take us to that forgotten era...
