Vadodara means the village near the Banyan trees. But is could well be called the city of Palaces and museums. The Gaekwads, the royal family ruled Vadodara for centuries and transformed it into the Sanskarnagari of today. Vadodara to and outsider conjures up an image of cosmopolitan city with a perfect blending of composite cultures, of liberal attitudes and quiet sophistication.
Vadodara has a living tradition of arts and crafts which reached the zenith under Maharaja Sayaji Rao’s Patronage. While the Akota Bronzes dating back to 5th centaury A.D. account for the long standing tradition of arts and crafts in Vadodara, the wall paintings and wood carving of temples and havelis in Vadodara vouchsafe the continuity of this tradition even as late as in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Important place to visit in Vadodara; Palaces of Vadodara-Lakmi Vilas Palace, Prate Vilas palace , Makurpura Palace, Nagarbag Palace, Museums of Vadodara, Nyay Mandir, Kirti Mandir, MS university, Shri Aurobindo Nivas, Hajira etc.
Excursion from Vadodara :
Ajwa and Nimeta twin garden in Ajwa and Nimeta have been laid out on the pattern of the famous Brindavan Garden of Myosre Ajwa is 22kms from Vaododara and Nimeta is 15kms from Vadodara.
Daboi the 13centyar fortified town of Solanki Rajputs s one of the dozen greatest forts in India. It is 29 kms from Vadodara.
Champaner An old Rajput stronghold, Champaner a walled city was built around the Pavagadh Hill. |
