Porbandar attractions include the famous Kirti Mandir, Rokhadia Hanuman temple, Sudama Mandir, Sandipani Vidysniketan, Gita Mandir, Bharat Mandir and many more.
Porbandar, the famous port city of India, is located near the Arabian Sea. Known as the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, the city is well connected by road, air and rail services. This upcoming tourist spot offers to its visitors a beautiful beach, known as Chowpati. Apart from this the tourists visiting the place can enjoy at the Vandis or Community Centers in the city. Bird watching is another big attraction of Porbandar. It is an ideal place for bird watchers as the place is frequented by big and small Flamingoes. The Bird Sanctuary and the Barda Lion Sanctuary at Porbandar also experiences a huge influx of tourists every year.
To get a glimpse of Mahatma Gandhi’s life a visit to the Kirti Mandir would be ideal. The mandir is the birth place of this great national leader. He spent the early twelve years of his life in the Kirti Mandir itself. The temple has a collection of paintings, exhibiting the pictures of Mahatma Gandhi’s life and his wife Kasturba Gandhi. Near this monument is the ancient Haveli of the Gandhi’s, which was built in the 19th century.
Tourist attractions at Porbandar
Besides the aforementioned places, Porbandar also boasts of a number of other tourist destinations, which include the following:- Nehru Planetarium
- Kamla Nehru Park
- Sri Hari Mandir
- Satyanarayan’s Mandir
- Rana Bapu’s Mahal
- Sai Baba’s Mandir
- Huzoor Palace
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