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Sight Seeing
Upleta: (19 km from
Dhoraji)
Upleta is a fortified town on the
banks of river Moj. The high fort wall with huge bastions, gates and
small gates and the skyline of the buildings, creates a picturesque
composition. The Darbargadh (now a police station), is enclosed
within a fortified campus. It is a three storeyed structure (partly
ruined), integrating a huge fort bastion as a part of the building.
It has a high jharokhas overlook the river and provide beautiful
vistas. Next to it, an exceptional building, named 'Pani no Kotho',
is situated. From a distance, the beautifully carved balconies on
all the four sides with columns and arches, give an impression of a
palace building, but in reality it houses a water tank and pumping
station. It is a perfect example, showing blending pf fictions and
aesthetics to create a wonderful architecture. A mosque and Jain
temple in the town are beautiful specimens of architecture.
Kutiyana: (53 km from Dhoraji)
Kutiyana is located on the banks of
river Bhadar. Before independence, Kutiyana was under the rule of
the Junagadh Nawabs. The town was populated by rich traders of the
Memon community, before independence. The houses of Kutiyana reflect
the high aesthetic taste of Memon Muslims. Kutiyana is a well planed
town with a central main bazaar street leading to a magnificent
mosque with high minarets and impressive facade. The shops at lower
level of arcade form an urban edge. The courtyards within, the water
tank for vazu and the profusely plaster- decorated architectural
elements, painted in yellows, greens and blues make it a perfect
representative examples of mosque architecture of the late 19th
century

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