Jamnagar diaries...

The below info is from Google Gyani ji

Jamnagar is famous for its bandhani (tie-dyeing work), gold embroidery, and metalware. It is the seat of Gujarat Ayurved University. Jamnagar is served by highways, railways, and an airport.

Why Jamnagar is called halar?
The name is derived from Jam Sri Halaji Jadeja who is supposed to be the 9th-generation grandfather of Jam Sri Rawalji Lakhaji Jadeja (who is the founder of the region and the first king to reign in the region); Halar was first established with this name by Jam Shri Rawalji Lakhaji, a Jadeja Rajput, in 1540.


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Drive from Mandvi to Jamnagar...
Takes 8 hrs.to reach as we halted for lunch on the highway...
Roads are fairly good and smooth ... Some rough patches you can expect everywhere...


Old city... Jamnagar
Our stay...arranged by my friend from Jamnagar...
Lassan Batata... Delescious...

Best ice cream I have had till date... Hand churned I was told and it wasnt too sweet...
Morning pep up... Fuel for me...
Parsee Fire Temple ( Not a running Fire temple any more as barely 5 families are there and are mostly senior citizen.)
Palace converted into Archeological museum...
Lakhota lake

The erstwhile Jaam Saheb as he was fondly called by his people




Sights of the city... We hired a rick for 4 hrs... And pd.him ₹400... We were done within 3 hrs...

My room with a view...

Tried this drink for the first time...

Dahi puri...Made differently here...snackky time...
Some old bldg. Jamnagar has many such old structures.

Dal Pakwan... a Sindhi delicacy for breakfast and then drove onwards to Dwarka...

Next post will be about places we visited in Dwarka...
Stay tuned in... 

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