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The ancient Dutch gardens, the Dutch cemetery and Makaipul, the ancient original port from where the ships sailed to other parts of the world are the attractions here. |
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About hundred years old this museum has a collection of over 10,000 specimens of arts and crafts. |
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It is an open-air theatre with 18 meters by 10.5 meters stage and a capacity of around 4000 spectators. This is one of the biggest theatres in the country. |
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| Weekend Getaways Around Surat |
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| § Bardoli |
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It is situated 34 kms from Surat. Gandhiji had launched a farmer's satyagrah, known as the Bardoli satyagrah in 1921-22 under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Swaraj Ashram at Bardoli has become a place of pilgrimage in India. |
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Dandi a salt centre is situated on the coastline around 55 kms from Surat. Dandi is well known in history for the famous Dandi Salt March - a Satyagraha launched by Gandhiji in 1930 to protest against the Salt Tax levied by the British. |
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It is situated 108 kms from Surat and 5 kms from Valsad on the Bombay-Vadodara Western Railway. It is a beautiful sandy beach with palm-sheltered cottages. |
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The capital of south Gujarat, was the west coast's principal port in the 17th and 18th century. And these days, it sis one of India's fastest growing industrial centres, it is also famous for its silk weaves and Kinkhab brocades as well as for the jewellery market. Surat finds mention in the Mahabharata when Lord Krishna stopped here with his cows during his journey from Mathura to Dwarka.