This dark and dusty museum features model recreations of the Jain stories, Jain artwork and artefacts up to 500 years old, and beautiful ivory carvings. In the basement is a surprising circular temple with mirror walls and centuries-old images of four tirthankars (great Jain teachers). It’s 500m down the street from the foot of the Shatrunjaya steps.
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One of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites, Shatrunjaya is an incredible hill studded with temples, some of which are over 900 years old. It's said that…
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North of Ganga Jalia Tank, Bhavnagar’s old city is well worth a wander, especially in the early evening – it’s busy with small shops and cluttered with…
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Perched atop a small hillock, this temple is up high enough to provide splendid views over the city and out to the Gulf of Cambay.
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Located beneath the Gandhi Smriti Museum, this dusty but interesting collection contains Jain religious carvings, weaponry, betel-nut cutters, and a…
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2.3 MILES
One of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites, Shatrunjaya is an incredible hill studded with temples, some of which are over 900 years old. It's said that…
27.57 MILES
Perched atop a small hillock, this temple is up high enough to provide splendid views over the city and out to the Gulf of Cambay.
28.02 MILES
North of Ganga Jalia Tank, Bhavnagar’s old city is well worth a wander, especially in the early evening – it’s busy with small shops and cluttered with…
28.23 MILES
Located beneath the Gandhi Smriti Museum, this dusty but interesting collection contains Jain religious carvings, weaponry, betel-nut cutters, and a…
28.23 MILES
Mahatma Gandhi attended university in Bhavnagar, and this faded museum, by the clock tower, has a multitude of Gandhi photographs and documents…