Pavagadh Hill - 1

Hello everyone! I am Dhirendra from Gujarat. I wanted all of you to travel with me wherever I go. There are many famous places here in our city. I wanted all of you to know them.

The Pavagadh hill is a famous place of pilgrimage situated in the Halol taluka of the district. The gods send so large a hill that three quarter of it filled up the hollow and the rest standing out of the plains was called ‘Pavagdh’ the quarter hill. In old inscriptions, the name of the hill also appears as ‘Pavakgadh’ or ‘fire-hill’. The first historical reference to the Pavagadh is in the writings of Chand Barot of the eleventh century, who mentioned Ram Gaur, the Tuar, as lord of Pava. Pavagadh is well-known as the strongest hill fortress of the ancient Gujarat, like so many hill forts in India.

The 15th century deserted capital of Champaner was first excavated by late professor R N Mehta of Maharaja Sayajorao University in 1969-75. Indian officials however took notice in 1987 when the World Heritage Trust commissioned an international study to conserve the remains of the ruins. A report to the study proposed the development of the site as an archeological park. A team from the University of Illinois has been set up to develop and manage the landscape of the Pavagadh site.