Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's early civilizations. It is also known as Harappan Civilization. The two major important cities where civilizations flourished include
Lothal
Lothal is the name of an ancient mound situated in the revenue jurisdiction of Saragwala village in Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district. The word 'Lothal' meaning 'place of the dead' in Gujarati language is said to have been formed by combining the words Loth and Thal (sthal). Lothal is essentially a single culture site. The Harappan culture in all its various forms is well represented here.
The Harappans were attracted to the Lothal not only by its sheltered harbor with a rich cotton and rise growing hinterland by also by its bead making industry. The Indus dichotomy of dividing a city into a citadel or Acropolis and a lower town was followed in planning Lothal. The ruler and his entourage lived in the acropolis where houses were built on 3m high platform and provided with all the civic amenities including paved baths, underground drains and a well for potable water. The lower town, which also enjoyed civic amenities, was subdivided into two sectors. The North-South Arterial Street flanked by shop was the main commercial center in which the rich merchants and ordinary craftsmen lived together. The residential sector lay to the east and west of bazaar.
How to reach
Situated at a distance of 6 kms from Lothal-Bhurkhi railway station. It is well connected by road with Bhurkhi, Dholka and other major towns like Bhavnagar and Rajkot.
Dholavira
Of all the Harappan sites the site of Dholavira locally known as Kotada, in the Khadir Island of Kutch stands apart. It is remarkable for its magnificent planning and enormity of area and deposit. Spread across an area of 600m, the site presents a Harappan city par excellence. On the present showing, it is one of the two largest settlements in India and the fourth or fifth in the subcontinent. It also enjoys the unique distinction of yielding an inscription of ten large-sized signs of the Harappan script.
Considerable pre-planning seems to have gone into the layout and construction of the Acropolis. The embattled 'middle town' admeasures about 350m east-west and 180 to 200. North-south and rises to a height of 8.60m from the general ground level. The built-up area of the 'lower town' occupies nearly 2/3 part of the eastern half of the fortified city. It measures 300m east-west and 350m. north-south approximately attaining the height of 7,50m. Like the 'middle town' this too reveals a constructed area having several built-up projections and open recesses at least on the north-east and south.
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India is an ancient country with so much detail and technical and scientific approach but because it was under the rule of people from out of India, Indian people have also lost the originality of Indian cultural and understanding about the same. I do understand it with analysis done by me.
Apart from my understanding about my country, I keep the interest of Tourist in my mind and according to the interest of Tourist I can design the guiding program to give the tourist whatever tourist is interested in, like historical tour, cultural tour, archeological tour, religious tour, spiritual tour, nature tour, photography tour, tribal tour, Indus valley civilization tour, royal tour, Tour of Zoroastrian interest, Tour for Buddhist pilgrims, fairs and festival tour, business tour, traditional Handicraft and Textile tour, Kutchh tour, wild life safaris, world Heritage sites tour, day tour, heritage walk, white desert tour and special interest tour according to the demand of tourist. Sometimes Tourist can combine two tours or more characteristics like mixture of many thing depending how much time they have. In undermentioned tours also we can increase or decrease days or place according to the demand of tourist and charges will vary accordingly. We can also increase suitable number of tourist if you are more than mentioned number with verification in charges according to suitable increase of number. I can also help tourist in managing transport and accommodation if needed.
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I like to describe the technical and scientific aspect of Indian culture.
India is an ancient country with so much detail and technical and scientific approach but because it was under the rule of people from out of India, Indian people have also lost the originality of Indian cultural and understanding about the same. I do understand it with analysis done by me.
Apart from my understanding about my country, I keep the interest of Tourist in my mind and according to the interest of Tourist I can design the guiding program to give the tourist whatever tourist is interested in, like historical tour, cultural tour, archeological tour, religious tour, spiritual tour, nature tour, photography tour, tribal tour, Indus valley civilization tour, royal tour, Tour of Zoroastrian interest, Tour for Buddhist pilgrims, fairs and festival tour, business tour, traditional Handicraft and Textile tour, Kutchh tour, wild life safaris, world Heritage sites tour, day tour, heritage walk, white desert tour and special interest tour according to the demand of tourist. Sometimes Tourist can combine two tours or more characteristics like mixture of many thing depending how much time they have. In undermentioned tours also we can increase or decrease days or place according to the demand of tourist and charges will vary accordingly. We can also increase suitable number of tourist if you are more than mentioned number with verification in charges according to suitable increase of number. I can also help tourist in managing transport and accommodation if needed.
You are very much welcome to Gujarat-India.