Anklesvar Tourism
Anklesvar, located on the western part of Gujarat, is more popular as an industrial city. Nonetheless, with so many lakes located within its periphery and River Narmada flowing close by the city offers great scope for tourism. In addition, if you are spiritually inclined, you have lots of temples scattered all over the city. We will start our tour with a visit to Ankleshwar Tirth
Ankleshwar Tirth
Ankleswar Tirth consists of four Digambar Jain Temples. Among these four, the Chintamoni Parsvanath Temple is considered the most auspicious; it houses one hundred and fifty meter tall idol of Lord Chintamoni Parsvanath. The idol is brown in color and is revered by people of all faith.Besides the Chintamani Parsvanath temple, the other three temples within the Tirth are Neminath Mandir, Adinath Mandir and Mahavir Swami Mandir. Among these three, the Mahavir temple is the largest.
There is an interesting story about these temples. It is said that the idols of Parsvanath, Sheetalnath and Nandi were found in Raskunda area, which is around two kilometers from here. It was decided that they would be taken to Ankleshwar town, but midway the cart in which they were being taken stopped moving. In spite of repeated efforts, they could not be moved any further. Taking it as the will of God, they decided to install the deities there only. That is how, the temples came up where they stand today.
Other Temples in Anklesvar
Other than the above mentioned, the town has many other temples dedicated to various deities. Some of them are located inside the city while some other are located just outside. Among them we can mention Chamunda Temple in Zadeshwar, Shiva Temple in Jambusar, Kuber Bhandari Shiva Temple in Karnali, Shree Ayappa Temple on Andada Road, Ganganath temple in Bhimpura, Angarshwar Temple on Sadhali Malsar Road etc.
GIDC Area in Ankleshwar
Golden Bridge across Narmada
The Golden Bridge across River Narmada is another important place of tourist interest in Ankleshwar. It is called so not because it has anything to do with gold, but because of the high cost of the project. This nineteenth century bridge was built by then British administration for easier access in trade and communication.The construction of the bridge started in 1877 and was completed in 1881. The bridge was inaugurated on 16th May of the same year. Although it took Rs. 45.65 lakh to build this bridge, every paise spent on it has been well utilized. Indeed, the bridge, which has been made out of rust proof steel, has witnessed many floods and earthquakes; yet, it has stood tall and continued to provide the only means for crossing River Narmada until Sardar Bridge was built a little away from the spot.
Construction of this new bridge has enabled diversion of traffic to some extent. Now only smaller vehicles are allowed to ply on this bridge.
River Narmada from Sardar Bridge
One Day Visit to Bharuch
One Day Trip to Dahej
Visit to Surat and Vadodara
Other these Bharuch and Dahej, two other cities lying in easy distance are Surat and Vadodara. Both these cities offer great scope for tourism and therefore, one must make time to visit them. Incidentally, beaches near Surat are truly fascinating. To know more about them you may click here.Hotels in Anklesvar
Evergreen Guest House
E 36 GIDC
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-225-699
Hero Hotel
Near Railway Station
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-226-367
Highway Inn Hotel
Near Railway Station
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-250-831, 2646-220-691
Hotel Apex
C/4/10/B/4, GIDC,
Central Excise Road,
Opposite to Central excise Office
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-251-010
Hotel Comfort Inn
Old NH No: 8
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-227-555
Mobile No: 77788-27555, 9879-912013
Hotel Dina
Piraman Naka
Station Road
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-256-649
Hotel Mahasiddhi
Old NH No: 8
GIDC Estate
Near bank of India
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-220-744
Hotel Mazda
Ankleshwar Main Road
Panoli
Phone No: 2646-272-353
Hotel Paradise
Omkar Complex
Valia Road
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-251-001, 2646-251-002
Hotel Prateen
Station Road
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-221-748
Hotel Royal Inn
Royal Plaza Complex
Opposite GIDC Bus Station
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-224-949
Mobile No: 98253-59911
Hotel Royal Palace
Old National Highway: 8
GIDC
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-220-470
Mobile No: 99984-92958
Hotel Satlaj
Old National Highway 8
Rajpipla Chowk
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-225-395
Hotel Shah International Pvt Ltd
Prince Plaza Complex
GIDC Estate
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-251-888
Hotel Sun Plaza
C 513 GIDC Street,
Near GIDC Bus Station
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-250-429, 2646-251-429
Lords Plaza
C 4/6 GIDC,
Old NH No.08,
Station Road
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-239-444, 2646-227-678
Mobile No: 93757-59307
Mahashiv Hotel
Near GIDC Bus Stop
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-220-845
Monarch Excellency Hotel
Parshavnath Complex
Opposite Railway Station
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-252-450
Mobile No: 94261-09192
Nilkanth Hotel
29, GIL Colony Road
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-254-110
North & South Hotel Pvt Ltd
Panchayati Bazaar
Netrang Road
Ankleshwar: 393001
Phone No: 2646-246-505
Sadanand Hotel
Rajpipla Road
Ankleshwar:393001
Phone No: 2646-221-955, 2646-222-322
Shah Inn Hotel
Prince Plaza Complex, GIDC
Opposite Railway Station
Ankleshwar – 393002
Phone No: 2646-250-231, 2646-251-033
Surya Plaza Hotel
C/513, NH 8
Near GIDC Station depot
Ankleshwar – 393002
Phone No: 2646-221-622
The Horizon Hotel
C/4/7/1 GIDC,
Central Excise Road,
Opposite Railway Station
Ankleshwar: 393002,
Phone No: 2646-222330, 2646-222440
Mobile No: 98984-48688
Wellcome Inn Hotel
GIDC Main Road
Near Railway Station
Ankleshwar: 393002
Phone No: 2646-250-140
Mobile No: 99740-96793
Yazdan Plaza
C4/4 Yazdan Plaza
National Highway: 8
Ankleshwar – 393002
Phone No: 2646-657-440
Mobile No: 960171-19339
How to Reach Anklesvar
The city is also connected through network of railways. The Railway Station is located at the junction of NH 8 and the Station Road in the centre of the city. Besides, an airport is being built on NH 8 in Mandva village, located close to Ankleshwar. Once the project is complete, travelling to Ankleshwar will be easier. As of now, the nearest airport is located at Surat (61 km) while Vadodora Airport is 90 km and Ahmadabad Airport is 217 Km away.
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