Mount Abu : Museum and Art Gallery
Raj Bhawan Road, Opp. Post Office. Entry fee Rs. 2. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Friday closed.
Curios in marble, sandalwood and sandstone can be bought from the shops around Nakki Lake. Kota sarees, bangles and linen with sanganeri prints are also available. For Rajasthani handicrafts there is Rajasthali, Rajasthan Government Handi¬crafts Emporium and Khadi Bhandar
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Mount Abu : Rajasthan
STD Code: 02974
At 1,200 metres. Mount Abu is the highest point of the Aravalli range passing through Rajasthan. The only hill resort of Rajasthan, it is built around a lake and is surrounded by forested hills. According to legend, the town derives its name from Arbuda, a serpent who descended to the spot to rescue Shiva's bull, Nandi. Besides having all the features of a pleasant hill resort. Mount Abu is also well known for the famous Dilwara Temples and many more archaeological remains. There are interesting treks and picnic spots, the romantic royal retreats of the
Mount Abu : By Rail
The nearest railway station is Abu Road (29 km) situated on Mumbai-Ahmedabad- Ajmer - Jaipur - Delhi route. From Abu Road one can take a taxi, jeep or bus to Mount Abu.
Railway Reservation: Out-agency opp. Police Station
Mount Abu : By Air
The nearest airport is Maharana Pratap airport Udaipur, 207 km.
Bhavan's art gallery, bharatiya vidya bhavan, race course road; open: 1000-1900 hrs.
Max mueller bhavan art gallery, 3, lovelle road open: 0900-1700 hrs, closed saturday and sunday.
Renaissance art gallery, 104, west¬minster, 13, cunningham road; open: 1100-1900 hrs, closed sunday.
Venkatappa art gallery, kasturba road; open: 1000-1700 hrs, closed monday.
Karnataka chitrakala parishath art complex, kumara krupa road. Bowling Thunder ball, club cabana, jude gar¬den, bellary road -58; open: saturday, 2000 hrs onwards.
Mega bowl, prestige terminus 11, lower ground floor, airport exit road open: 1100-2300 hrs.
Museums: Ahmedabad
Calico Textile Museum, The Retreat, Shahibagh: 12th century block printed fabrics, devotional cloth paintings, 17th century patola silk sarees, 18th century tie-and-dye fabrics, Portuguese-style window curtains, fabric made for the East India Company, weaving machines, antique tap¬estries, textiles made for export to Bali, etc.
Gujarat Vidyapith Tribal Museum, Ashram Road: Tribal artefacts and dia¬grams of aboriginal lifestyles housed in an institute envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi Ashram Museum: A picture gallery commemorating events from Ma¬hatma Gandhi’s life and the freedom struggle, as well as a memorial museum of 30,000 letters written to and from the lead¬er, his writing desk, spinning wheel,
