Mandvi
Top Places in Mandvi
Vijay Vilas Palace
The center of attractions at Mandvi is the Vijay Vilas Palace, a Royal abode set in the middle of well-laid gardens with water channels and marble fountains. The architect and craftsmen from [[Jaipur]] designed and constructed the palace in [[1920]] AD. The palace has all the elements of [[Rajput]] architecture and draws largely on the plan of palaces of [[Orchha]] and [[Datia]]. The central high dome on the pillars, the [[Bengal]] domes on the sides, the windows with coloured glass, carved stone '[[jali]]s', domed bastions at the corners, extended porch and other exquisitely stone-carved elements, make the palace worth visiting. The Vijay Vilas Palace has its own private beach which offers air-conditioned tented accommodation. Being private with conditional access it is a must visit for all beach lovers who want to enjoy their solitude and admire its eco-friendly priestine beauty.For these reasons, this palace has been used as the setting in many [[Hindi]] films and has now become a popular tourist destination. Vijay Vilas Palace was shown in Hindi film '''Lagaan''' as the headquarters of the United Kingdom. The song ''''Chaand Chhupa Baadal Mein'''' from the Hindi film ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam''' was shot at the Vijay Vilas Palace of Mandvi.
Mandvi Beach
This beach is clean & near to town (7km). Pleasant experience to swim. Have Camel Ride fun on the beach. Gives nice coastline view. The beach is also known as Kashi Vishwanath Beach due to nearby temple of Kashi Vishwanath. Windfarm generates electricity at coastline of the beach.
Shyamji Krishna Verma Smarak
Kutchi Freedom Fighter Shyamji Krishna Verma was born in mandvi. In his memory, a copy of India House is recently built. He established India House in UK, a place from where activity were carried out for freedom of India.
Traditional [ship building]
Mandvi is also a 400 year old ship building centre. The ships built here used to sail up to England and return back. Even today, master carpenters build fishing boats by traditional techniques. Once Mandvi was famous for Ship Building. The people build wood boats for clients & their craftsmanship is appreciated. It’s a lifetime memorable view to see handmade boats are being built by skilled people.
Ambe Dham Temple Godhra
A temple with a museum where creation of magnificent views in form of model art for scene from the mythology are created giving a glimpse to visitors of events that turned history in the bygone era...quite interesting display of dolls used to depict the stories and a thrill to watch and read the notations described for it..
72 Jinalaya Jain Temple
Jain temples in the region of Gujarat and Rajasthan are known for their immaculate beauty. These temples are mostly built with white marble which gives a very elegant look even from a distance. The intricacy of the work on the walls and pillars, spectacular work on the inner side of the central domes, and several other characteristics are the highlights of these temples. 72 Jinalaya is no exception. It has a temple for 72 Deris of Lord Mahavir. Located on the Bhuj – Mandvi main road, and about 10 km before Mandvi, a stop at 72 Jinalaya is going to leave you stunned and amazed! The temple complex is locally called ‘Bauter Jinalaya’ (after the local slang for Bahattar Jinalay which translates to 72 Jinalaya in Hindi) and is short for ‘Adishwar Bauter Jinalay Mahatirth’.