Porbandar
Porbandar is a city in Saurashtra in India. It is the birthplace of mahatma Gandhi and sudama the friend's of lord krishna.
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. 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.
Get around
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
Do
Buy
- Khajli from Anand Hotel near Rupali Baug
Eat
- Khajli is the famous Porbandar food item
Sukan's Khajli in Ahmedabad is a leading brand which provides as well as supplies Khajli in and out of India.