Overview
Ahmedabad, Gujarat ‘s commercial hub, is India’s 7th-largest city. This Indian business center has attracted many trendsetters and magnates from the highly competitive field, making the city highly evolving, innovative and investing. Ahmedabad has plenty of tourism places to visit, such as Kankaria Lake, Sabarmati Ashram, Calico Textile Museum, Hathee Singh Temple, Sarkhej Roza, etc. Legends say the town owes its foundation to Sultan Ahmed Shah. Sultan Ahmed Shah found a warren of rabbits on the bank of the river Sabarmati while hunting.
Home to a multitude of magnificent temples such as the Swaminarayan Temple, interesting museums and elegant markets, with a bit of colonial history attached to it, Ahmedabad is an excellent illustration of how a city can still maintain a bit of its old-world charm while still advancing rapidly on the road of globalization. Located directly next to the Sabarmati River, Sabarmati Ashram is a quaint and peaceful ashram built by Mahatma Gandhi after he returned from South Africa. From that ashram emerged the famed Dandi Salt March, which was a key point in India’s fight for independence.
Best Time to Visit Ahmedabad
The best time to visit Ahmedabad is October to March as the weather becomes mild and pleasant to take the road around the city. The time when summer sets in is March to May, the average temperature rises at a maximum point of 30 degrees, which is very good for sightseeing. Also, this season is a good time to explore the city, and there’s also quite an influx of events and activities like the January International Kite Festival. June to October is the monsoon season when the cost of accommodation and travel dramatically decreases, but this season often leads to heavy torrential rains flooding the Sabarmati river.
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