When Sayajirao III was adopted by Maharani Jamnabai Saheb in 1875, many of his relatives came and settled in Baroda. One of these was Baburao Gaekwad, Maharaja Sayajirao III‘s real uncle. For settling down in Baroda a house was necessary, Baburao transformed this need into a grand mansion called the Vitthal Niwas. Built around the 1890s, this stately mansion is…
Haveli
Located in Ahmedabad, the Gaekwadi Haveli is the symbol of the expansion policies of the Peshwas and the Gaekwads. Built during the late 1730s, it was used as “Baithak” of Gaekwad during the Maratha rule. Fall of Ahmedabad and rise of the Gaekwads : After capturing the Baroda State in 1734 from the Badi Nawabs, Damajirao Gaekwad went on to…
Located in one of the narrow by lanes called Ghadiali Pol, of the Mandvi area, is the Haveli (mansion) of Hari-Bhakti. It is said that Haveli was built by Hari & Bhakti during 19th Century. Who were Hari and Bhakti ? According to one of their family members, Hari and Bhakti were two brothers from the Mandodhar Village near Baroda,…