Tag: Dangs
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[Photos] Ambapada Village Handicrafts, Gujarat
Ambapada is a small village near Waghai, Dangs, Gujarat. It is known for handicraft items made from bamboos. I’m a regular visitor of Ambapada, primarily to purchase gift items. During one such visit, we carried a white project paper to do some preliminary product photography for the handicraft artists. Here’re some photos of the trip.
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Koshmal Waterfalls – Hidden Treasure in Dangs
One day, we were out in Dangs. We were wandering lavishly on the roads with no place in mind. My brother, Kunj then suggested that we go to a village, Koshmal. It was a remote village in Dangs. And supposedly, it was known to have the highest waterfall of Gujarat.
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Saputara Monsoon Festival
Saputara Monsoon Festival 2017 is a month long event, organized and promoted by tourism department. The monsoon festival begins in August month every year. This year it will held between August 12 to September 12. The festival features plentiful events, activities and cultural programs in 30 days. Local Dangi food items and spectacular cultural shows portraying lifestyle of Adivasis are most exiciting events of the festival. From 10 year old kids to 90 year old grandma, the festival guarantees good time for everyone. Exact dates for 2016 edition of Saputara Monsoon Festival are yet to be announced, I expect it to start from either 1st or 8th August. Tourism department also holds special tour packages during monsoon festival.
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Kadam Dungar, Waghai, Dangs
Kadam Dungar (also known as Kalamdungar & Kadamdungar) is a hill located ~20km from Waghai town on Ahwa – Waghai road. The hill is important religious place for the native tribals, known as Adivasis. The hill has an altitude of more than 800 meters, marking it as one of the highest points of Dang region. Locals say that when the weather is clear and there’s high visibility (which is rare), one can see both Ahwa and Waghai towns from the hilltop.