Places of interest

Rani - Ki - Vav (Queens Stepwell )
Located in the heart of the city, it is the greatest reminder of the days when kings and queens ruled here. The stepwell is the oldest and perhaps the grandest among 120 plus step-wells in Gujarat. Built in the 1050 A.D. it is named after Udayamati, wife of Maharaja Bim Deva.

Its massive size is realized when one looks down upon from the top of this medireview masterpiece. The Stepwell was silted up for the centuries ( the secret of its well preserved status) and only a major excavation and restoration work which ahs helped to capture something of its former glory
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Patola weaving
Patan has always been well known for its ikkat technique of silk weaving. Ikkat weaving involves tie-dyeing the warp threads before weaving to create Designs on the finished fabrics. The precise movement of coloured threads During weaving gives ikkat designs their richness. A type of ikkat weaving Typical of patan is the double ikkat, which is twice a complex as the Single ikkat. Both the wrap and the weft threads are tie-dyed before they Are set on the loom. The double ikkat method of weaving is exclusive to a Few weavers of patan, indonesia and japan and therefore the patola is of Considerable collectible value for textile connoisseurs.
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Built in 1026 ad during the reign of the solanki king bhima -1, modhera Surya mandir marks the peak of revolution in indo-aryan hindu temple form Typology. It is positioned in such a manner that the rising sun's rays Illuminate the deity in the inner most sanctum sanctorum through the main Entrance at the time of equinox only. With its grandeur, elegance and Clarity it only rivals it contemporaries at konark and khajuraho but Arguably surpasses them in it symbolic overtones and spiritual setting with Placement of the water kund integral to the complex. This temple is Dedicated to the sun god,it stands high on an elevated plinth overlooking a Deep stepped tank,both the interiors and the exteriors have exquisitely Caved st 4.
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