Rani ki Vav, Patan
An 11th-century stepwell built as an inverted temple, UNESCO-listed and featured on India's ₹100 note.
Jain temples and the white salt desert
Gujarat — Heritage & Culture
Monuments, living temple traditions and festivals that shape Gujarat beyond its city sights.
Key monuments
Somnath Temple
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, rebuilt multiple times after historical destructions, now a major pilgrimage site.
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
A UNESCO site combining Hindu, Jain and Islamic monuments from the 8th-14th centuries.
Festivals
Rann Utsav
A winter festival (Nov-Feb) held on the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, with Kutchi handicrafts, music and a full-moon tent city.
Navratri
Gujarat's nine-night festival celebrated with Garba and Dandiya Raas folk dances across the state.
Culture
Kutch's embroidery, mirror-work and block-printing crafts, plus the only wild population of Asiatic lions on Earth at Gir.