Gopnath was the summer home of Maharaja
Krishna Kumar Singhji of Bhavnagar.75 kms from Bhavnagar,
Gopnath is well connected by rail and bus to Ahmedabad.The
breathtakinglybeautiful sea coast with it’s spectacular
limestone cliffsand great views, sea breezes and colourful
birdlife, must havemade an excellent break from the city during
the summer months.The Gopnath beach has lovely, firm, sands
for walking and shallow shore waters for wading,but the high
tidal difference of the coast, makes the water murky and not
very inviting fora long swim. Gopnath is the base for some
spectacular sightseeing.Talja a jain temple spiralling on
a 350 foot high volcanic hill, Alang- world's largest shipbreaking
zone.Besides this one can enjoy shopping for furniture, food
stuff, crockery, utensils, textiles,home appliances salvaged
from the ships.The 700 year old Gopnath temple is perhaps
the only one in India with flags of 2 colours a white flag
denoting a Vishnu temple and a saffron flag representing aShiva
temple. |
