A Walk That You Should Not Miss

Last month, I went to the ‘Heritage Walk’ organized by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and once again I was enchanted by the beauty of the architecture of old Ahmedabad. Heritage walk is a guided tour where we get to visit our old city and an opportunity to revisit the glorious heritage of this city. The architecture is very old but the way it’s been built is simply magnificent.

The walk starts with a beautiful slide show at 8.00 am at Swaminarayan temple in Kalupur and ends at Jama Masjid. The tour has several attractions like Kavi Dalpatram Chowk, Jain temples among others. Walking through the narrow lanes with many temples around was a sight to behold. If you happen to have just a passing interest in the old architecture and sights then you are sure to enjoy this walk. And if you don’t have any interest then you should have for these architectures are very rare. There are neither loud noises nor any stinking drains. Everything is managed efficiently. I was particularly mesmerized by the underground Jain Temple which has some excellent facilities for storing rain water. 

 

This is the map of the Walk.

The 'Chabutra' or 'Bird feeder'.

We need to take steps like these (promoting heritage walks and other such initiatives) to preserve our majestic past. All and all the journey had some impressive array of house styles, wood carvings, water wells. The guide cum volunteer also spoke with great élan and it was a fascinating experience.