In 1940, Motilal Ballubhai Patwa established ‘Patwa Faraskhana’ in Almas Market, which was earlier Shah Radhan Mia’s Wada, located near the City Police Station in the Pani Gate area of Vadodara. The concept of Faraskhana, which involves setting up temporary residences, can be traced back to the practice of establishing encampments during wartime, a tradition embraced by rulers and maharajas….
Haveli
When Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III was adopted by Maharani Jamnabai Saheb in 1875, many of his relatives moved to Baroda. Among them was Baburao Gaekwad, Sayajirao III’s real uncle, who settled in the city and built a grand mansion known as Vitthal Niwas. A Grand Mansion Constructed in the 1890s, Vitthal Niwas is situated just across from the Jumma Masjid in…
Located in Ahmedabad, the Gaekwadi Haveli stands as a testament to the expansion efforts of the Gaekwads and Peshwas. Constructed in the late 1730s, it served as a key residence and administrative center during the Maratha rule. Fall of Ahmedabad & Rise of Gaekwads After capturing the Baroda State in 1734 from the Badi Nawabs, Damajirao Gaekwad expanded his territory. In 1737,…
Located in one of the narrow by lanes called Ghadiali Pol, of the Mandvi area, is the Haveli (mansion) of Hari-Bhakti. It is said that Haveli was built by Hari & Bhakti during 19th Century. Who were Hari and Bhakti ? According to one of their family members, Hari and Bhakti were two brothers from the Mandodhar Village near Baroda,…