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26-522: Dholka is a city and municipality in the Ahmedabad District of the Indian state of Gujarat . It is the headquarters of Dholka Taluka , and is 48 km by road via National Highway 8A southwest of the city of Ahmedabad . Dholka has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 ft). Dholka's Nearest City is Ahmedabad and Kheda . Large numbers of old buildings in the city suggest that it

52-708: A canopy above tombs , they largely serve as decorative elements as opposed to functional elements. The earliest examples of chhatri being used in the Indian Subcontinent were found in the Shrine of Ibrahim in Bhadreswar , constructed between 1159 and 1175 AD. Chhatri are found particularly within Mughal architecture . The most notable surviving examples today are to be found at Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and

78-468: A simple structure of one dome raised by four pillars to a building containing many domes and a basement with several rooms. In some places, the interior of the chhatri is painted in the same manner as the haveli (mansions) of the region. Many other chhatri exist in other parts of Rajasthan. Their locations include: Some of the best-known chhatri in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan are located in

104-401: A softly spoken voice resounds throughout the entire mosque, which consists of three halls, each with an area of more than 100 square feet (9.3 m). Each room has a spot identifying which direction is west, with a pilastered niche ( mihrab ) towards Mecca . Windows high up in the wall admit light and air to the building. The mosque is also called Ali Khan's mosque (or Alif Khan's mosque) and

130-563: A successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval, and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati. In 1411, this area came under the control of Muzaffar Shah I 's grandson, Sultan Ahmed Shah , who selected the forested area along the banks of the Sabarmati river for a new capital city. He laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after himself. According to other versions, he named

156-518: Is about 400 yards in diameter, surrounded by a finely carved stone wall and flights of stone steps. In the middle of the lake are the remains of a building, connected with the shore by a light and graceful wooden bridge, supported on sculpted stone piers. The platform and roadway are mostly gone, but the piers remain entire by 1857. Of Hindu temples, the chief is the Nageshvar, or Chandreshvar Mahadev, built in 1751 (1807 S.) by Antaji Rav, an officer of

182-413: Is where the pandavas are said to have practiced and honed their war skills. This massive fort-like structure is enclosed on all sides and distinctly Hindu in style, with a chattri on each of the four corners. There are battlements and guard positions all around, with halls in the center of this structure or boundary wall. Around 10 km from Dholka is a place known as "Chandisar" on the land of which

208-796: The Taj Mahal in Agra . The Berar Sultanate in the Deccan added chhatris on buildings in its various capitals. Chhatri have also been used in Rajasthan and other parts of the Indian Subcontinent by both Muslim and Hindu rulers. They are primarily used to manipulate skylines, an important aspect of Rajasthani architecture. For instance, they may be added to building roofs, and larger chhatri may be used as cenotaphs. Its origins are, however, Rajastani . While chhatri in Shekhawati may consist of

234-777: The Ahmedabad district by census years. Census 1991-03-01 Census 2001-03-01 Census 2011-03-01 Hindus are 5,885,869 while Muslims are 871,887, Jains are 208,575 and Christians 50,631. Languages of Ahmedabad district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 74.21% of the population spoke Gujarati , 16.01% Hindi , 2.78% Urdu , 1.80% Sindhi , 1.64% Marathi and 1.55% Marwari as their first language. Chattri Chhatri are semi-open, elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indo-Islamic architecture and Indian architecture . They are most commonly square, octagonal, and round. Originating as

260-584: The Gaikwad's. The revenues of the village of Rajpur, assigned in 1758 (1814 S.) by the Gaikwad, were set apart for its support in past. Dholka is home to one of the old Hindu Swaminarayan temples in the world, which was established in 1883 on the fifth day of the bright half of Vaishakha in Vikram Samvat , according to the Hindu calendar. There is another Shree Akshar Purrshottam Swaminarayan Mandir in

286-719: The chief trading towns in Gujarat. Vaghelas were vassals of the Chaulukya rulers of Gujarat. As the Chaulukyas went into decline, so the Vaghelas rose in power, becoming rulers of Gujarat from 1243 until Turko-Persian Sultanate conquest in 1297. They restored stability to Gujarat for the latter half of the 13th century, while the Vaghela kings and their officials were dedicated patrons of the arts and temple-building. Early in

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312-531: The city after four Muslim saints in the area who all had the name Ahmed. Following are the talukas of Ahmedabad district: According to the 2011 census Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,214,225, roughly equal to Hong Kong or the U.S. state of Washington . This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 983 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,550/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over

338-455: The decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%. Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.65%. The divided district has a population of 7,045,313, of which 6,028,152 (85.56%) lived in urban areas. Ahmedabad had a sex ratio of 904 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 747,806 (10.61%) and 88,911 (1.26%) of the population respectively. The population of all cities and towns in

364-765: The eighteenth-century troubles, Dholka seems to have been taken by the Marathas in 1736; to have been recovered by the Viceroy in 1741; to have again fallen into the Gaikwad's hands in 1757; and to have remained with him till its cession to the British in 1804. It suffered much from the 1813 famine: when surveyed in 1820–1822, it showed few signs of returning prosperity. Gujarati Historic Novel named Gujaratno Jay written by Zaverchand Meghani based on various Jain Prabandhas describes city as Dhavalakka (ધવલક્ક). Regarded as

390-441: The following cities and towns: The region of Madhya Pradesh is the site of several other notable chhatri of its famous Maratha rulers: Chhatri were features in many buildings of Mughal architecture : Chhatri can also be found in the outskirts of Bhuj city belonging mainly to Jadeja rulers of Kutch. The chhatri of Rao Lakhpatji is very famous for its intricate designs & carvings. Most of them but have been destroyed in

416-518: The great war between "Arjun and Bhishma Pitamah" was believed to happen. The Arjun had used these jungle trees to hide his weapons during "agyatwas". Some people also claimed that those weapons are sometimes visible at midnight after a thousands of years of happenings. The city has so many underground water tanks and even UNDERGROUND WALK WAYS too. Since the Archaeological Survey of India is not taking interest in all these things / site,

442-636: The magnificent stone Khan Talao, Jumu'ah Masjid (Friday prayer mosque). Other well known Muslim shrines include the Hazrat Shah shrine and Najmuddin Chisti's shrine in Lilajpur. Ahmedabad district The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval . At that time, Karna , the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan ), waged

468-535: The national average of 59.5 percent. Male literacy stands at 73 percent and that for females at 59 percent. In Dholka, 12 percent of the population is under six years of age. The chief object of interest near Dholka is the Malav lake, built about the close of the eleventh century by Minaldevi, widow of Karna and mother of Jayasimha Siddharaja (or perhaps by Lavanprasad's wife Maybhalla, according to research done by R. T. Savliya, author of Ancient lakes of Gujarat ). It

494-650: The oldest municipality in Gujarat, the city has majestic ruined mosques featuring tracery work, carvings and designs. There are monuments there known as Pandava's Pathshala and Ali Khan's Mosque as well as mandapas and chattris (outdoor pavilions), all marked by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Next to the lake stands the massive Dholka Idgah, or main mosque, which has mandapas on either side set some distance away. The three mosque towers are around 200 feet (61 m) tall, with massive domes covering each hall. Outside, one set of steps leads to

520-465: The said heritage monuments gets ruined. Surprisingly there is an under ground walkway at Brahmanpith, which was discovered by some people while resurfacing the road. Now it is closed and the door was fitted by the road. The monuments gets under road and will never even gets out. As of the 2001 Indian census, Dholka had a population of 53,792, of which 52 percent were male and 48 percent female. The city has an average literacy rate of 66 percent, higher than

546-418: The story, slain for an attempt on the chastity of Draupadi . Here too in 144 AD, Kanaksen, a prince of the race of the sun, Suryavansh , is said to have settled. At the close of the eleventh century, the town was adorned with a lake – still its chief ornament – by Minaldevi, the mother of Jayasimha Siddharaja of the Chaulukya dynasty . In the 12th century, Muhammad al-Idrisi mentioned Dholka as one of

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572-521: The thirteenth century, it was called Dhavalgadh and held by Vir Dhaval, the founder of the Vaghela dynasty , whose territories included the lands of Godhra and Lat. In records of the Sultans and viceroys, though never a place of great consequence, Dholka is often mentioned as a town and fort, the quarters of a local governor; its remains show that at one time, it was occupied by many Islamic buildings. In

598-462: The top of the structure and another to the muezzin 's tower. The entire building is constructed of brick and limestone mortar; its doorway features large religious inscriptions. The rear wall of the mosque has a series of intricately designed limestone jalis (perforated screens) while the central room has a minbar (pulpit) where the imam stands to deliver sermons. This tall features is made of marble and remains completely intact. From here, even

624-463: The town built by BAPS Sanstha, located to the southeast. There are three Jain temples in this ancient town. Besides scattered remains, there are two mosques of almost the same size and plan, each about 150 feet square with three arches in the screen wall and five domes in the mosque front. There are many ancient mosques in the city, including the Khan Masjid (a rare brick structure) along with

650-474: Was built around the 11th century. Fallen pillars, grave stones with intricate patterns on all sides, and broken chattris (pavilions) lie within the premises of the idgah (congregation assembly area), while its paved ground is almost entirely covered in grass. A chattri similar in style to those found in the state of Rajasthan marks the border of the mosque area. Nearby stands the Pandava's Pathshala. This

676-585: Was important in ancient times; archaeologists have discovered small stone chert tools made of chalcedony , quartz and agate which date to the Middle Stone and Iron Ages. Dholka is said to stand on the site of Viratpur, or Matsyanagar , which, in their wanderings, the Pandavas found governed by queen Sudishva of the Kaiyo or Bhil race. Her brother, Kichak Kaiyo , a prince of great power, was, according to

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