Situated just outside the railway station, in the most active area of the city, and usually mistaken by most of the people as a traffic circle, is the Hirak Baug.
The small landscaped garden, was actually commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III’s rule. The circle also houses a statue of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III sitting on a throne. It is said that it was sculpted by Louis Berthoud in Paris and was completed at the cost of Rs. 80,000. The statue was unveiled by the Maharaja of Bikaner on 13th March, 1936.
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Nowadays, the garden along with the statue is overlooked by most of the people, who are already running late or are to busy to look out of their smart phones.
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