Walking the Sacred Route

Nov 25, 2017

07:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Parsi Agiyari at Khamasa cross roads, Ahmedabad

Meeting point: Parsi Agiyari @ Khamasa cross roads, Ahmedabad
Walk led by: Meghna Sheth Gandhi, founder of H2 oasis-the History & Heritage Oasis

Things to keep in mind:
● Mandatory registration closes after 25 entries.

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If you are unable to attend the walk after having registered, please inform us over an email or a text message.
Phone: 8155088833 (Meghna Sheth Gandhi),
Email: walks@sahapedia.org

• Please email a copy of your photo ID proof to h2oasis.meghna@gmail.com soon after registering for this walk. Also carry a copy of your photo ID proof on the walk day.
• This guided tour is free.
• Parking available near Khamasa Cross roads.
• Dress humbly for the walk. Avoid black attire, sleeveless tops, and shorts.
• Wear comfortable footwear and carry water
• Photography allowed.

2017-11-25 07:15:00 2017-11-25 10:00:00 Asia/Kolkata Walking the Sacred Route Many derasars, temples and mosques dot the historic city of Ahmedabad. Amazingly though, amidst a certain one square kilometre area within its walled city, there is a rather close and peaceful co-existence of sacred places of worship of different faiths—Christians, Parsis, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, and Jains. Through this walk, we explore the unique symbolism of art, architecture, and associated history of some of these sacred places and their respective communities. This allows us to take a peek into the basic ideologies and belief systems of these faiths. This unique walk starts with the Parsi Agiyari, a Jewish synagogue, followed by a walk towards Teen Darwaza, which in the year 1920 witnessed the power of united strength across faiths, putting an end to a historical malpractice in an amazingly peaceful way. It is an episode that instigated a war of words between Gandhiji and a monk named Ramchandra Suri. Any guesses about the outcome? Finally, the inconspicuous 500-year-old Jain derasar near Manek Chowk, where we end the walk, brings home the saying ‘Damascus before Cairo, Greece before Rome, and Ahmedabad precedes Agra.’ Parsi Agiyari at Khamasa cross roads, Ahmedabad Creativeyatra.com info@creativeyatra.com

Many derasars, temples and mosques dot the historic city of Ahmedabad. Amazingly though, amidst a certain one square kilometre area within its walled city, there is a rather close and peaceful co-existence of sacred places of worship of different faiths—Christians, Parsis, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, and Jains.

Through this walk, we explore the unique symbolism of art, architecture, and associated history of some of these sacred places and their respective communities. This allows us to take a peek into the basic ideologies and belief systems of these faiths. This unique walk starts with the Parsi Agiyari, a Jewish synagogue, followed by a walk towards Teen Darwaza, which in the year 1920 witnessed the power of united strength across faiths, putting an end to a historical malpractice in an amazingly peaceful way. It is an episode that instigated a war of words between Gandhiji and a monk named Ramchandra Suri. Any guesses about the outcome? Finally, the inconspicuous 500-year-old Jain derasar near Manek Chowk, where we end the walk, brings home the saying ‘Damascus before Cairo, Greece before Rome, and Ahmedabad precedes Agra.’