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Gandhinagar lies on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, about 545 km (338 miles) north of Mumbai and 901 km (560 miles) southwest of Delhi. [5] The Akshardham temple is located in Gandhinagar. [6] There was a determination to make Gandhinagar a purely Indian enterprise, partly because the state of Gujarat was the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.
Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India is a large Hindu temple complex inspired by Yogiji Maharaj (1892–1971) the fourth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan, and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921–2016), the fifth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan according to the BAPS denomination of Swaminarayan Hinduism.
The temples of Krishna, Durga, Hanuman, Madhvacharya, Shiva, Ganapati, Navagraha, Naga and Sarpa, Vadirajatirtha and Raghavendratirtha also meditation and ceremony halls are the other major attractions for pilgrims and devotees. Many religious discourses, rituals and other traditional cultural activities take place regularly here.
The Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, is a park that houses fossilized remains and petrified eggs of dinosaurs.It is a man-made fossil park and not the actual nesting grounds where the dinosaurs lived.
Mahatma Mandir is a convention and exhibition centre located at sector 13 C in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.It is inspired by the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.It is one of the biggest convention centres in India, spread over an area of 34 acres (14 ha; 0.053 sq mi). [1]
Mahudi Jain Temple (aka Derasar) is situated in Mahudi town in Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat.It is a pilgrimage centre for Śvetāmbara Jains and other communities who visit the temple of Jain deity, Ghantakarna Mahavir and of the 6th Tirthankara, Padmaprabh.
People of the village say that this festival was started by the "Pandavs"in the time of Mahabharat. People come to the village and do prayer for their family and mainly their children. The "Palli" is made from the wood of tree "khijada" on the same day itself. It is a wooden frame of about 8–9 feet in height with a stand to lift it.
Gandhinagar formerly known as Jalihal Camp, is one of the largest villages [1] in Karnataka state in terms of area, population, property, agricultural production and revenue. It is the first government recognized revenue village in the Tunga Bhadra Delta Region (i.e. Bellary , Raichur and Koppal districts).