Gujarat

politics · river

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at the inauguration of Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

temple

Help us identify this modern-day temple complex from Gujarat. Around which city is it located?

Social activist Medha Patkar in an interview speaks against the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project and goes down to technicalities of mismanagement in the project. She speaks on the policies of the Gujarat state government on this project.

Visitors do a little window shopping outside Shree Bala Tripura Sundri in Gujarat, India. Tripurasundari is one of the group of ten goddesses of Hindu belief, collectively called Mahavidyas or Dasha-Mahavidyas.

aerial · highway

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Godhra, Gujarat, from above! This stunning aerial footage captures the scenic charm of Godhra’s countryside — sprawling green fields, the smooth highway cutting through the landscape, as seen aerially,…

railway · aerial

Godhra train station inter-change and sprawling city view from Gujarat, as seen in this aerial view. Goods and oil trains pass through this busy interchange.

railway · aerial

Vadodara train station daytime aerial view: Baroda city in Gujarat, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view. A vast network of train tracks leads into the horizon on India's western front state of Gujarat.

river · industry

Social activist Medha Patkar speaks about Sardar Sarovar Dam. She says " This completed project would be a waste of money not being a solution to the water crisis of Gujarat.

wildlife · birds

The Nalsarovar Lake in Gujarat is probably the largest water bird sanctuary in the country. It has been identified as one of the 15 important wetlands of India by the National Committee on Wetlands for intensive conservation.

Indian women sort red chillies in the western state Indian state of Gujarat. Gujarat is well known for chillies. Known for its colour and spice, this chilli is ground into a powder and used for food preparations.

livestock

Did you know that the camel carts of Rajasthan and Gujarat often ride on the discarded tyres of Dornier aeroplanes?

dance · music

Siddhis are a tribe of Sudanese natives who had come to Gujarat in Western India hundreds of years ago as salt workers. Siddhi Tribes of Gujarat is one of those tribes who came to the state with the Arab merchants.

desert · festival

College students from Gujarat performing at Rann Utsav festival. Gujarat. Gujarat never fails to amaze and its amazement lies in a celebration at the largest tent city situated in the heart of the Kutch District-The Rann Of Kutch.

industry · river

The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950), who was the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of independent India and the chief adherent of Mahatma Ga…

highway · village

A caravan of Banjara community herders and women is travelling along State Highway 5 in western India.

forest · railway

The increase in the Asiatic lion population in Gujarat forests is surely a reason to praise the state government, and pay reverence to the people of the Saurashtra region for nurturing the wild cat.

politics · railway

The Union Government drafted an agenda for the upcoming budget session of the Parliament by identifying 36 legislative bills.

school · fort

Students enjoy school excursion at the Adalaj stepwell in Gujarat. Set in the quiet village of Adalaj, this vav has served as a resting place for hundreds of years for many pilgrims and caravans along their trade routes.

hills · livestock

A Maldhari woman shepherds her bhainsa or buffalos out of their village corral shed, for feeding. Gujarat has been consistently clocking impressive agricultural growth rates.

politics

Locals taking measures near seashore as the Indian Metrological Department warns that the cyclone could bring winds with speeds of 155-165 kmph, gusting up to 180 kmph, to the coastal areas of south Gujarat.

street food

Pasta and macaroni being cooked using a solar-powered cooking system at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India.