Porbandar
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Understand
Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. The majority of the people here belong to Kharwa community which mainly deals with fishing as their profession.
Get in
Porbandar is between Dwarka and Somnath.
porbandar is situated at one end of national highway No 8. distance between Ahmedabad is 425. Ahmedabad - Rajkot 225 and Rajkot Porbandar via Gondal dhoraji kutiyana is 200 km.
Porbandar is connected by broad gauge and is in western railway. There are daily trains between Rajkot, Bombay, Ahmedabad, and Veraval Somnath.
By bus
Buses to Porbandar are available from everywhere in Gujarat.By train
Porbandar is well connected with Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Agra, Allahabad, Gaya, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow etc. by direct trains. Although, for going to south India, it is advised to go via Ahmedabad.porbandar is situated at one end of national highway No 8. distance between Ahmedabad is 425. Ahmedabad - Rajkot 225 and Rajkot Porbandar via Gondal dhoraji kutiyana is 200 km.
Porbandar is connected by broad gauge and is in western railway. There are daily trains between Rajkot, Bombay, Ahmedabad, and Veraval Somnath.
By plane
Porbandar AirportSpiceJet from Mumbai; TruJet from Ahmedabad
See
- Kirti Mandir (Birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi)
- Shri Hari Mandir (Sandipani Ashram) almost 7 km towards Junagadh.
- Sudama mandir in the city
- Ram Krishna Mission
- Chowpati Beach
- RangBai Tample Beach
- Tara Mandir: Tara is Gujarati for stars. Tara Mandir houses a planetarium which is among the first two planetariums started in India by Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Sandipani Vidyaniketan
- Ram Dhoon Mandir
- Rokadia Hanuman temple
- Rana Bapu's Mahal
Buy
- Khajli from Anand Hotel near Rupali Baug.
Eat
- Khajli is the famous Porbandar food item