Junagadh Tourist Attractions
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Various other tourist
attractions in Junagadh are
the Mahabat Maqbara, Durbar
Hall Museum and Narsinh
Mehta's Choro. |
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Mahabat Maqbara
Mahabat Maqbara is a
stunning mausoleum of one of
the Nawabs of Junagadh. This
mausoleum was built in 1892.
It is resplendent with
silver doors and intricate
architecture, including
minarets encircled by
spiraling stairways.
Narsinh Mehta's Choro
Narsinh Mehta's Choro is a
great revered place where
the great poet and saint
Narsinh Mehta used to hold
his assemblies, religious
discourses and Bhajans in
the 15th century. There is a
small temple of Gophnath and
the idol of Shri Damodar
Raiji and Narsinh Mehta.
Narsinh Mehta was one of the
great poets of India. He was
an ardent devotee of Lord
Krishna and as well as a
scholar, philosopher and a
social reformer.
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Durbar Hall Museum
Durbar Hall Museum houses a
large collection of silver
chains, chandeliers,
thrones, palanquins, weapons
and armour from the days of
the Nawabs. There is also a
portrait gallery of the
Nawabs. This museum was once
the hall where the Nawabs
held their Darbars
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