Gangahaja

Gangahaja, a major site of tourist interest in Bhavnagar, is a temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga. The temple along with the entire temple premise is made of white marbles. The shrine of Gangadevi was built in 1893 under the patronage of Takhtsinghji, a maharaja of the city of Bhavnagar.

The temple was built to pay honour to Maharani Majirajba. The temple designed by Sir John Griffits, attracts tourists many tourists.

Getting There

The city is well connected with the rail lines to all major cities and towns so people will not face any difficulty in reaching the place smoothly and comfortably.

Bhavnagar is well connected by road to all major cities. Various types of buses like Luxury, volvo buses, tourist buses, private buses and state buses are available. The bus fare is very affordable. Ahmedabad (168 km), Vadodara (196 km), Surat (360 km) and Rajkot (174 km) can easily reached by road.

The nearest airport is Bhavnagar Airport which is located 9 km in North from Bhavnagar Railway Station. Alliance Air and SpiceJet operate schedule flights to Mumbai from this Airport. Auto and taxi facility to town center are available in visitors area in this Airport.

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