Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park — Attraction in Gujarat

You should not forget to visit Bhujodi Craft Park while you’re in Bhuj. Not too far from the city, the Vande Mataram Craft Park is simply amazing. In my opinion, it’s one of the best tourist places not just in Gujarat but in India. Entry tickets are available near the main gate and the rates per person seem to be reasonable after the visit. There is so much to see and explore once you’re in. The entrance gate is a replica of India Gate and the decorative hut type ticket office itself tells you about the quality and importance of the place you are going to visit. The Radha Krishna temple near the entrance makes your day joyful. There is a round building in the premises which replicates our Parliament House. The Indian map with plants creeping on the walls is another attraction. Statues of Mahatma Gandhi with others going for Dandi March look natural and real. A big statue of Mahatma Gandhi sitting with his favourite Charkha is another noticeable feature. The lookalike Parliament building is in fact a museum. Unfortunately we couldn’t see it from inside as it was closed. There is another replica of Red Fort which has statues of Mahatma Gandhi along with other freedom fighters. Photos can be clicked sitting with these statues. Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle to free India and his work with other leaders are displayed here. Guides are available inside the museum to explain everything. As it was getting dark the lights were on and this made the whole place look like a dream. The fountains were looking great and were tempting tourists to click photos. The restaurant inside the building with yummy items is a great place to enjoy Chinese and Indian cuisine. The Bhungas and the beautiful well maintained garden all around the place are unimaginable. Neat and clean premises with large open area is good for children to enjoy their time. At last it was time for us to witness a more interesting event, the Laser Show. The tourists were requested to sit on the ground to watch the 30 minutes light show. It was all about our freedom fighters and the historical places of India. Great show which must be seen by all tourists. Photography is allowed inside the craft park and minimum time required to be spent is about 2 to 3 hours. Parking is available on one corner of the Bhujodi Craft Park. This place definitely raises our...

History Of Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park Vande Mataram Hiralaxmi Craft Park... A vision to preserve, restore and promote the arts of Kutch and making them accessible to masses.

Hiralaxmi Craft Park is the brainchild of Mr. Chetan Shah, Managing Director of Ashapura Group. The seeds of this idea were sown when a delegation of rural artisans was invited to the Ashapura guesthouse to demonstrate their art and artifacts. During his discussions with the artisans, Mr. Shah realized that many of these treasured arts were on the verge of extinction. This was primarily due to lack of an organized forum to exhibit their artifacts and financial support. The need of a platform to encourage these artisans to maintain, develop and pass on their legacy was felt. Thus, the Hiralaxmi Craft Park was born. Hiralaxmi Craft Park complex is situated at Bhujodi village in Kutch and is spread over 10 acres of land. The park is accessible to the general public free of cost since its opening on December 18, 2005. Apart from a well established and organized forum to display and sell their wares, the artisans are provided with meals, boarding, lodging at free of cost and a daily stipend during their stay at craft park.

In order to provide exhibition and display opportunity to all art forms and artisans, a time table based on monthly rotation of artists has been worked out. The response from the artisans as well as the visitors has been overwhelming. The park receives on an average 4000 visitors every week. The Craft Park has already evolved into a learning center and a source of information for students, surveyors and NGOs. Recently an independent NGO named Ashapura Bahuvividha Trust conducted survey on the Arts of Kutch and commended the Hiralaxmi Craft Park for encouraging and sustaining this invaluable park of culture of Kutch.The students of NIFD have had a work here. The students of faculty of Social work are pleased to study field work with this park. In order to invite more footfalls at the park, there are electronic rides for children and a cafeteria. A beautiful Radha-Krishna temple and a lotus pond add to the ambience of the craft park.So all age group person can enjoy...

It's a great place to visit and I would you say, you must visit this place if you're traveling in Bhuj. This place shows our historical stories by different different 3D modal, statutes. The sound quality is great, and it gives goosebumps, hearing the historical stories. They have special night light shows. The best things to see is this night light show, which will held around 8:00 PM. Unfortunately, I couldn't attend but one should definitely attend the night light show. The guides and staffs are nice and provides all the knowledge about the place. This place is clean and atmosphere is amazing here. You need to get ticket for entry, they've two different tickets. One for garden and outside view, which includes tents and shops in which you can see and purchase handcrafted items. And another ticket includes entry inside bhavan and you can see shows, and our historical stories and statutes of Bharat Mata holding 4 lions.

Mobile Phones, Cameras, water bottles, and other things are not allowed inside. You can only carry Purse with you when visiting Bhavan. They provide free service to carry your valuable items such as cameras and phones. Also you'll be given shoes socks and you've to wear shoe shocks inorder to maintain hygiene and cleanliness, which is great. This is very unique thing I've noticed, I've never seen this before.

Also you can find a canteen inside, if you're planning to spend whole day or if you're hungry. Canteen has everything you need such as Gujarati dish, Punjabi Dish, and...