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GANDHI ASHRAM IT IS SITUATED ON THE BANK OF THE
SABARMATI RIVER. IT WAS FROM HERE, IN 1930, WHEN
THE MAHATMA BEGAN HIS FAMOUS DANDI MARCH TO THE
SEA TO PROTEST AGAINST THE SALT TAX IMPOSED BY
THE BRITISH. HIS ASHRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 1915 AND
STILL MAKES HANDICRAFTS, HANDMADE PAPER AND
SPINNING WHEELS. THE GANDHI ASHRAM HAS MEMORIAL
CENTER LIBRARY AND A SIGHT-AND-SOUND SHOW FOR ALL
ITS VISITORS. THE SMALL HOUSE IN THE ASHRAM WHERE
MAHATMA GANDHI LIVED HRIDAY KUNJ IS PRESERVED
AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT. AKSHARDHAM AKSHARDHAM IS
A UNIQUE CULTURAL COMPLEX BUILT IN GANDHINAGAR IN
MEMORY OF LORD SWAMINARAYAN. INSPIRED BY H. D.
PRAMUKH SWAMI MAHARAJ, AKSHARDHAM IS A MIRACLE
WORKED BY THE SERVICE AND DEVOTION OF THOUSANDS
OF VOLUNTEERS. IT IS AN INTRICATELY CARVED,
MAJESTIC MONUMENT OF 6000 TONS OF PINK SAND STONE
AWASH WITH SPIRITUAL STILLNESS. THE ENTIRE
MONUMENT WAS BUILT WITHOUT THE USE OF STEEL.
BESIDES A 7 FEET GOLD LEAFED IDOL OF LORD
SWAMINARAYAN AND HIS HOLY RELICS, THERE ARE THREE
EXHIBITIONS ON INDIAN CULTURE WITH LIGHT AND
SOUND SHOWS, A MULTIMEDIA SHOW AND AN ANIMATRONIC
SHOW. GAMES, RIDES AND FOOD REFRESHMENTS ARE
OTHER ATTRACTIONS OF AKSHARDHAM. INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF MANAGEMENT *IIM* AHMEDABAD ONE OF THE
FAMOUS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF THE WORLD WHICH
ALSO VERY FAMOUS FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE
IN BRICKS. LOUIS KAHN DESIGNED IIM, YET ANOTHER
LANDMARK BY AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AMERICAN
ARCHITECT DERIVES USE OF BRICK IN ITS PUREST
STRUCTURE FROM USING THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION
SKILLS AND MATERIAL *POPULARLY KNOWN AS EXPOSED
BRICK -WORK*.
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