The Kutch Museum at Bhuj, Gujarat

 

Renowned as Gujarat’s oldest museum, the Kutch Museum in Bhuj, houses one of the largest existing collections of Kshatrapa inscriptions dating back to the 1st century AD along with some samples of the extinct Kutchi script. The museum was founded by Maharao Khengarji in the year 1877 and has some fascinating collection of coins including the local currency of Kutch — kori.

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The Greater Rann Of Kutch in Gujarat

 

The Rann of Kutch, also referred to as the Great Rann of Kutch is a major attraction in Kutch region, Gujarat. It is the world’s largest salt desert, which spans an area more than 16,000 sq. km and is a remarkable place to visit. The unique thing about the Rann of Kutch is that it is underwater during the main monsoon season in India, and for the remaining eight months, it is a huge stretch of packed white sand.

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