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Balaram
Palace Resort
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The 9 nights
festival of Navratri begins
on the first day of Ashwina
of the bright fortnight. Seeds
are sown, sprouting is watched,
the planets are consecrated,
and on the 8th and 9th days,
Goddess Durga, Vijayashtami
and Mahanavami are worshipped.
The Devi Mahatmya and other
texts invoking the Goddess
who vanquished demons are
cited.
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Balaram palace was the weekend retreat
and hunting resort of the Lohani who
ruled from Jalore in South western Rajasthan,
and moved to Palanpur after Jalore was
annexed to the kingdom of Jodhpur- Marwar.
The palace was erected in the 1920s
and '30s during the rule of Talej Muhamad
Khan Lohani. The palace has now been
taken over by a private entreprenuer,
whose family has been in the hotel-restaurant
business for 17 years.The BALARAM AMBAJI
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY and nearby JESSORE
HILL SANCTUARY are home to Sloth bear,
Panther, Blue bull, 4 horned antelope,
jackal etc. Excellent area for birdwatching
with grey hornbill, grey jungle fowl
and various song birds. Palanpur, 14
kms from Balaram was a Nawabi capital.
The Zoravar palace of Palanpur is now
a court, with beautiful wall paintings,
sandalwood staircases and inlay-work
intact. The maqbara or mausoleum complex
of the nawabs of Palanpur offer splendid
Indo-Saracenic architecture. Iqbalgadh
near Balaram is known for it’s
jewellery. |
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GETTING
THERE |
166 kms from
Ahmedabad, trains upto Palanpur,
14 kms from Balaram.
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LUXURY |
Balaram
palace resort(heritage hotel) |
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DELUXE |
Galaxy,
Kaveri, Jayson, Samrat, Ruby,
Tulsi |
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MODERATE |
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BUDGET/GUEST HOUSE |
Government
holiday home(Gujarat tourism) |
| PLACES
TO EAT |
Balaram
palace resort
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