🏞️ 28 Best Places to Visit in Gondal

Shree Dhareshwar Mahadev Temple is a Shiva temple on the eastern side of Gondal, open 7 am to 8 pm every day. The campus has a large garden with a children's play area, car parking, and a hall with a kitchen and two rooms that is used for small functions and get-togethers. Faral is served every Monday through the month of Shravan and Mahashivratri is celebrated here; the samadhi of Ramgar Bapu is also on the premises. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Akshar Deri — known around Gondal simply as Akshar Mandir — is the town's largest temple complex, built around the memorial shrine of Gunatitanand Swami on the bank of the Gondali river. The campus holds the Yogi Smruti Mandir, a museum, a food court and a children's area, and most visitors spend close to two hours here for darshan and pradakshina. Darshan is open 7:00-10:30 am, 11:00 am-12:15 pm and 6:30-8:30 pm every day. The evening light and sound show after sandhya aarti - free to attend, usually between 7 and 8 pm depending on the season - is what many families come for. There is a free parking lot, wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms, and guest rooms on the campus that fill up at weekends, so book ahead.

Swaminarayan Mandir Gondal stands on Dera Street near Nani Bazar, in the middle of the town's market with shops on either side. It is a compact, well-kept temple rather than a large campus, busiest in the evening. Open 5 am to 9 pm every day. There is a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance and toilet, a restroom on the premises, and Google Pay is accepted. This is a separate temple from the BAPS Akshar Deri complex at Yogi Nagar on the other side of Gondal — visitors often mix the two up in their reviews.

Ashapura Dam sits at the Rajkot-side entrance to Gondal, next to the Ashapura Mata temple complex, and is open at all hours. Its wetlands attract a wide range of birds, including migratory species through the winter, which makes it a favourite with bird watchers and nature photographers. Evenings, around 6 pm, are the popular time for a walk or a picnic, and visitors often feed the ducks and fish. Good for kids.

Shri Mukteshwar Mahadev is a Shiva temple at Kumbhar Wala, Gondal, set within the Muktidham cremation grounds with a small garden on the premises. The name comes from Mukteshwar, the one who grants mukti, and last rites are performed here according to Hindu shastra.

Shri Bileshwar Mahadev Mandir is an old Shiva temple at Vorakotda, about 10 km from Gondal, set beside the Gondli river. Large banyan trees shade the campus and a check dam on the river fills up after the monsoon, making it a favourite spot for family picnics and a quiet darshan. There are no food stalls and no auto or taxi service on the route, so visitors need their own vehicle. Wheelchair-accessible car park.

Sureshwar Mahadev Temple is an ancient Shiva temple on Veri Talab Road, about 5 km north of Gondal, set in a large tree-filled campus beside the Sureshwar dam. Devotees come for the calm, natural surroundings, and a children's play area on the grounds makes it as much a family outing as a darshan. Wheelchair-accessible car park.

Shree Bhuvneshvari Mata Temple, also known as Bhuvaneshwari Pith, is one of the best-known temples in Gondal and among only two Maa Bhuvneshwari temples in India. Recently renovated, it houses the Bhuvneshvar Mahadev lingam in a gufa below the Goddess and Navgrah statues behind the main shrine, so devotees can have darshan of Devi and Mahadev at the same place. The trust that runs the temple also operates an Aushadhshala selling ayurvedic medicines and cow ghee, a Bhojanshala and a book store. Open 6 am to 8:30 pm daily. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance, restroom available.

Aasopalav Public Garden is a neighbourhood garden at Aasopalav Society, off the Vora Kotda road in Gondal. It is open from 6 am to 11 pm and has lawns, seating and a children's play area.

Vishveswar Temple is a Shiva temple at Kumbhar Wala, Gondal, open round the clock. Daily aarti and darshan bring regular attendance from the surrounding society, and the temple gets particularly busy through the month of Shravan.

Khetar Vada Meldi Mataji Temple at Kumbhar Wala is a large Meldi Mataji temple on the southern edge of Gondal, drawing devotees from the town and the villages around it.

Shri Ram Mandir stands on Kashi Vishwanath Road at Vardhman Nagar, near the Ramdwar entrance to Gondal on the Rajkot highway. The premises hold both the Ram Mandir and a Kashi Vishwanath temple. The trust that runs it also operates Shree Ram Hospital, where consultation is free and patients pay only for medicines, and lunch is served to visitors as prasadi. Open 5 am to 9 pm daily. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Meldi Mata Temple stands on Jetpur Road at Shankar Wadi, Gita Nagar, Gondal, right on the main road. Open 8 am to 7:30 pm, closing at 7 pm on Fridays. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Shri Narshih Mandir is an old temple at Kumbhar Wala, Gondal, on the riverfront. It is known locally as a place for pitru tarpan and other rites performed according to Hindu shastra, and the compound holds shrines to several other deities as well. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Shree Gayatri Temple at Gayatri Nagar is the Gayatri Mata temple of Gondal, open round the clock. Alongside daily darshan the temple arranges Gayatri yagna and sanskar ceremonies — garbh sanskar, annaprashan, naamkaran and lagan vidhi — and its hall is available on rent for functions and birthday celebrations. Restroom and wheelchair-accessible car park.

Sureshwar Dam, also known as Veri Dam or Veri Talav, is a large water reservoir about 5 km north of Gondal, open at all hours. It fills through the monsoon and overflows, when the sound of falling water and the greenery around it draw photographers, cyclists and morning walkers; bird watchers come here too, and there are fish in the talav that visitors often feed. A playground on the site makes it an easy family outing. Keep a safe distance when the dam is in spate.

Jalaram Mandir is a temple to Jalaram Bapa at Bhojrajpara, Gondal. It is a compact temple that fills up quickly on festival days — Jalaram Jayanti in particular — though the crowd is well managed.

Govardhan Nathaji Haveli is a haveli temple at Bhojrajpara, Gondal, dedicated to Govardhan Nathaji. It is open 8 am to 6 pm every day.

Tulsi Baag Amusement Park at Yogi Nagar is the largest public garden in Gondal and is open round the clock. It has a fountain, wide lawns, cycling lanes and a children's play area with slides and swings. Mornings bring walkers and yoga groups, evenings bring families and friends, and the grounds are a common picnic spot. Wheelchair-accessible car park.

Koteshwar Mahadev is a Shiva temple at Gayatri Nagar, Gondal. Mahashivratri is celebrated here every year with a large gathering. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Bhimnath Mahadev Temple is an old Shiva temple at Matva Vad, Bargati Pura, standing on the bank of the Gondli river near Navlakho. It is a long-standing neighbourhood temple in Gondal, with devotees who have kept up a Monday darshan here for decades.

Shri Nagnath Mahadev is one of the older Shiva temples in Gondal, at Ganji Wada on the river bank beside the cremation ground. The temple is attached to the Harihar Udasin Ashram. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Mamadev Temple Mukhya Sansathan at Ram Nagar, Bhojrajpara is the principal Mamadev shrine in Gondal, open 6:30 am to 11 pm. A holy Khijdo tree stands in the compound, and devotees here traditionally offer cigarettes to the deity. Food is distributed to those in need every Friday and Saturday. Restroom, Google Pay accepted, wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Mamadev Temple at Kailash Baug Society, Radhakrishna Nagar stands on the main road in Gondal and is open round the clock. It is a neighbourhood Mamadev shrine, visited through the day for a quick darshan.

Shri Ashapura Mata Mandir at Yogi Nagar is an old temple to Maa Ashapura, kuldevi of many families across the region and of Gondal's royal family, by whom the temple was built. It sits beside the river with Ashapura Dam just behind it, and the grounds include a large garden, drinking water, restrooms and stalls selling shrifal and red turmeric for offerings. Wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Jagnath Mahadev Temple is a Shiva temple on Jetpur Road near Jail Chowk, Gondal, open round the clock.

Kuber Puri Jaagir Temple is a Shiva temple at Kuber Puri, off Bavabari Street near Moti Bazar in the Darbargadh area of Gondal.

Gondal City Garden is a municipal garden on Orchard Palace Road in the Gul Mohar area of Gondal. It opens only in the mornings, from 6 am to 10 am, and has lawns, seating and space for children to play.