Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Protection and Development of Religious Places and Temples in Gujarat
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 729

ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## PROTECTION  AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF  RELIGIOUS  PLACES  AND  TEMPLES  IN GUJARAT

## 729. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  the  ancient  religious  places  and  temples  of  Gujarat  protected  by  the Archaeological Survey of India;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  working  on  the  schemes  for  protection  and  development  of these places; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof together with the amount spent for this purpose during the last two years, year-wise and the amount proposed to be spent during the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) There are 205 monuments and sites declared as of national importance throughout the State of Gujarat. Details thereof are at Annexure
- (b) These  protected  monument  and  sites  are  maintained  by  Archaeological  Survey  of  India. Their conservation,  preservation  and  maintenance is  a  continuous  phenomenon  which   is carried out as per requirement, priority and availability of resources.
- (c) The expenditure incurred on conservation and maintenance of these monuments during the last two years and allocation for the current financial  year is as under:

## (Amount in lakh)

| Year    |   Amount | Allocation/expenditure   |
|---------|----------|--------------------------|
| 2020-21 |   734.25 | Expenditure              |
| 2021-22 |  1050    | Expenditure              |
| 2022-23 |  1500    | Allocation.              |

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.729 FOR 12.12.2022.

## LIST OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES IN STATE OF GUJARAT.

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                  | Locality   | District   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
|        1 | Achyut Bibi's Masjid &Tomb                                   | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        2 | Ahmad Shah's Tomb                                            | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        3 | Ahmed Shah's Mosque                                          | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        4 | Astodia Gate                                                 | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        5 | Baba Lauli's Masjid                                          | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        6 | Bhadra gate beside Bhadrakali temple                         | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        7 | Brick Minars                                                 | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        8 | Dariya Khan's Tomb                                           | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|        9 | Dariya pur Gate                                              | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       10 | Dastur Khan's Masjid                                         | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       11 | Delhi gate                                                   | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       12 | Haibatkhan's Masjid                                          | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       13 | Inlet to Kankaria Tank                                       | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       14 | Jami Masjid                                                  | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       15 | Kalulpur Gate                                                | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       16 | Kutub. Shah's Mosqe                                          | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       17 | Mata Bhawani's Well                                          | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       18 | Muhafiz Khan's Mosque                                        | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       19 | Nawab Sardar Khan Masjid and outer gate                      | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       20 | Nawab Sardar Khan's Rouza with its compound                  | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       21 | Panch Kuwa gate                                              | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       22 | Premabhai Gate                                               | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       23 | Queen's Mosque in Sarangpur                                  | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       24 | Raipur Gate                                                  | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       25 | Rani Rupavati's Mosque                                       | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       26 | Rani Sipri's Mosque &Tomb                                    | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       27 | Sarangpur Gate                                               | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       28 | Shah Alam's Tomb with all surrounding buildings in the group | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       29 | Shah kupa Masjid                                             | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       30 | Sidi Bashir's Minar's &Tomb (Shaking)                        | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       31 | Sidi Saiyad's Mosque                                         | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       32 | Teen Darwaja or Tripolia gate                                | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |
|       33 | The Shahpur Kazi Mohmad Chisti's Masjid                      | Ahmedabad  | Ahmedabad  |

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                               | Locality         | District    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------|
|       34 | Three gates besides Bhadrakali temple                     | Ahmedabad        | Ahmedabad   |
|       35 | Tomb                                                      | Ahmedabad        | Ahmedabad   |
|       36 | Tomb of Mir Abu Turab                                     | Ahmedabad        | Ahmedabad   |
|       37 | Tombs of Queens of Ahmed Shah                             | Ahmedabad        | Ahmedabad   |
|       38 | Dada Harir's Mosque &Tomb                                 | Asarwa           | Ahmedabad   |
|       39 | Dada (Bai ) Harir's Stepwell                              | Asarwa           | Ahmedabad   |
|       40 | Malik Alam's Mosque                                       | Dani Limda       | Ahmedabad   |
|       41 | Bahlol Khan Gazi's Mosque                                 | Dholka           | Ahmedabad   |
|       42 | Jami Masjid                                               | Dholka           | Ahmedabad   |
|       43 | Khan Masjid                                               | Dholka           | Ahmedabad   |
|       44 | Malav Tank                                                | Dholka           | Ahmedabad   |
|       45 | Ruined Building                                           | Dholka           | Ahmedabad   |
|       46 | Jethabhai's Stepwell                                      | Isanpur          | Ahmedabad   |
|       47 | Small Stone Masjid (Gumle Masjid)                         | Isanpur          | Ahmedabad   |
|       48 | Cazi Masjid                                               | Mandal           | Ahmedabad   |
|       49 | Jami Masjid                                               | Mandal           | Ahmedabad   |
|       50 | Sayyid Masjid                                             | Mandal           | Ahmedabad   |
|       51 | Small stone Mosque (Rani Masjid)                          | Paldi            | Ahmedabad   |
|       52 | Bibiji's Masjid                                           | Rajpur / Hirapur | Ahmedabad   |
|       53 | Masjid of Ragusha Pir                                     | Ranpur           | Ahmedabad   |
|       54 | Ancient site at Lothal                                    | Saragwala        | Ahmedabad   |
|       55 | Great Mosque                                              | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       56 | Great Tank, Palace &Harem                                 | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       57 | Pavilion before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       58 | Roza of Baba Alisarand Bawa Ganj Bhaksh                   | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       59 | Tomb of Bibi Rajbai                                       | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       60 | Tomb of Mohammed Begarh                                   | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       61 | Tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khattau Ganj Baksh                   | Sarkhej          | Ahmedabad   |
|       62 | Saiyyad Usman's Mosque& Tomb                              | Usmanpura        | Ahmedabad   |
|       63 | Rauza of Azam Khan Mauzzam Khan                           | Vasna            | Ahmedabad   |
|       64 | Tombs (Qutub-i-Alam)                                      | Vatva            | Ahmedabad   |
|       65 | Mansar Talav& Shrines                                     | Viramgam         | Ahmedabad   |
|       66 | Stepwell                                                  | Borsad           | Anand       |
|       67 | Jami Masjid                                               | Khambhat         | Anand       |
|       68 | Jami Masjid                                               | Bharuch          | Bharuch     |
|       69 | Old Ruined temple of Mahadev                              | Bawka            | Dahod       |
|       70 | Rudabai stepwell with Inscription                         | Adalaj           | Gandhinagar |
|       71 | Bhamaria Well                                             | Mehamadabad      | Kheda       |
|       72 | Temple of Galteshwar                                      | Sarnal           | Kheda       |

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                                              | Locality   | District    |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|
|       73 | Tomb of Saif-ud-din &Nizam-ud-din                                                        | Sojali     | Kheda       |
|       74 | Tomb of Mubarak Saiyyad                                                                  | Sojali     | Kheda       |
|       75 | Vithalbhai Haveli                                                                        | Vaso       | Kheda       |
|       76 | Jasmalnathji Mahadev temple                                                              | Asoda      | Mehsana     |
|       77 | Hingloji Mata temple                                                                     | Khandosan  | Mehsana     |
|       78 | Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines)& the ancient shrines                                      | Khandosan  | Mehsana     |
|       79 | Sun temple, Surya kund with adjoining other temples& loose sculptures                    | Modhera    | Mehsana     |
|       80 | Malai Mata temple                                                                        | Palodar    | Mehsana     |
|       81 | Sitamata temple                                                                          | Piludara   | Mehsana     |
|       82 | Torana with a Surya Temple                                                               | Piludara   | Mehsana     |
|       83 | Nilkantheswar Mahadev temple                                                             | Sunak      | Mehsana     |
|       84 | Sivai Mata temple                                                                        | Sunak      | Mehsana     |
|       85 | Ajpal Kund                                                                               | Vadnagar   | Mehsana     |
|       86 | Inscription and Arjun Bari Gate                                                          | Vadnagar   | Mehsana     |
|       87 | Torana                                                                                   | Vadnagar   | Mehsana     |
|       88 | Kund                                                                                     | Vijapur    | Mehsana     |
|       89 | Bawa Man's Mosque                                                                        | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       90 | Cenotaph of Kevda Masjid                                                                 | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       91 | Cenotaph of Nagina Masjid                                                                | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       92 | Citadel walls                                                                            | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       93 | City Gate                                                                                | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       94 | City walls at the S.E. corner of the citadel going up the hill                           | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       95 | East and South Bhadra Gates                                                              | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       96 | Helical Stepped well (With 50 feet space around at pathway 10 feet vide to nearest road. | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       97 | Jami Masjid                                                                              | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       98 | Kabutarkhana Pavilion                                                                    | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|       99 | Kamani Masjid                                                                            | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      100 | Kevada Masjid                                                                            | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      101 | Lila-Gumbaj-Ki-Masjid                                                                    | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      102 | Mandvi or Custom House                                                                   | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      103 | Nagina Masjid                                                                            | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      104 | Sahar ki Masjid (Bohrani)                                                                | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      105 | Sakar Khan's Dargah                                                                      | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      106 | Stepwell                                                                                 | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      107 | Three cells                                                                              | Champaner  | Panchmahals |
|      108 | Tomb with a Brick dome in the centre and small corner domes                              | Champaner  | Panchmahals |

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                                       | Locality      | District    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|      109 | Rudra Mahalaya temple                                                             | Desar         | Panchmahals |
|      110 | Ek-Minar-ki-Masjid                                                                | Halol         | Panchmahals |
|      111 | Panch-Mahuda-ki-Masjid                                                            | Halol         | Panchmahals |
|      112 | Tomb near Panch-Mahuda ki Masjid                                                  | Halol         | Panchmahals |
|      113 | Tomb of Sikander Shah                                                             | Halol         | Panchmahals |
|      114 | Kankeshwar Mahadev Temple                                                         | Kankanpur     | Panchmahals |
|      115 | Fort of Pavagadh& ruined Hindu temples &Jain temples on the top of Pavagadh hills | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      116 | Gate No. 1 Atak Gate (with two gateways)                                          | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      117 | Gate No. 2 (with three gateways) Budhiya gate                                     | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      118 | Gate No. 3 Moti gate Sadanshah-Gate                                               | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      119 | Gate No. 4 with big bastion with cells in the interior.                           | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      120 | Gate No. 5 Gulan Bulan Gate                                                       | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      121 | Gate No. 6 Buland Darwaja                                                         | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      122 | Gate No. 7 Makai Gate                                                             | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      123 | Gate No. 8 Tarapore Gate                                                          | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      124 | Makai Kothar                                                                      | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      125 | Mint above Gate No. 4                                                             | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      126 | Navlakha Kothar                                                                   | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      127 | Patai Rawal's Palace with tanks                                                   | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      128 | Sat Manzil with steps right upto bastions on top                                  | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      129 | Walls of fort on top                                                              | Pavagadh hill | Panchmahals |
|      130 | Ratnesvara Old temple with sculptures screen                                      | Ratanpur      | Panchmahals |
|      131 | Rani-ki-vav                                                                       | Anavadapati   | Patan       |
|      132 | Sahastralinga Talao (Excavated)                                                   | Anavadapati   | Patan       |
|      133 | Limboji Mata temple                                                               | Delmal        | Patan       |
|      134 | Nilkantheshwar Mahadev temple                                                     | Ruhavi        | Patan       |
|      135 | Shaikh Farid Tomb                                                                 | Samalpt       | Patan       |
|      136 | Two small shrines Sanderi Mata temple                                             | Sander        | Patan       |
|      137 | Gateway of Khan Sarover                                                           | Sandsarpati   | Patan       |
|      138 | Jami Masjid                                                                       | Siddhpur      | Patan       |
|      139 | Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya temple                                                    | Siddhpur      | Patan       |
|      140 | Group of temples                                                                  | Khed & Roda   | Sabarkantha |
|      141 | Tomb of Sikandarshah                                                              | Prantji       | Sabarkantha |
|      142 | Ancient site comprising                                                           | Kamrej        | Surat       |
|      143 | Dargah known as Khawaja Dana                                                      | Surat         | Surat       |

| Sl.No.   | Name of the Monument / Site                           | Locality      | District        |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|          | Saheb's Rouza                                         |               |                 |
| 144.     | Old Dutch &Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries                | Surat         | Surat           |
| 145.     | Old English Tombs                                     | Surat         | Surat           |
| 146.     | Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani                        | Surat         | Surat           |
| 147.     | Fateh Burj                                            | Vyara         | Tapi            |
| 148.     | Microlithic site                                      | Amarapura     | Vadodara        |
| 149.     | Hira Gate                                             | Dabhoi        | Vadodara        |
| 150.     | Mahudi (Champaneri) Gate& adjacent construction       | Dabhoi        | Vadodara        |
| 151.     | Nandodi Gate with adjacent construction               | Dabhoi        | Vadodara        |
| 152.     | Saptamukhi Vav                                        | Dabhoi        | Vadodara        |
| 153.     | Vadodara Gate &its adjacent construction              | Dabhoi        | Vadodara        |
| 154.     | Hazira or Qutbuddin Mahmad Khan's Tomb                | Danteshwar    | Vadodara        |
| 155.     | Ancient site of Sandhiyapura                          | Goraj         | Vadodara        |
| 156.     | Ancient Site (Excavated)                              | Kayavarohan   | Vadodara        |
| 157.     | Gateway of Torana                                     | Kayavarohan   | Vadodara        |
| 158.     | Frescos on the walls of Bhau Tambekar's Wada          | Pratap Road   | Vadodara        |
| 159.     | Historic Site                                         | Vakota        | Vadodara        |
| 160.     | Ancient site Gohilwad Timbo (Mound)                   | Amreli        | Amreli          |
| 161.     | Fresco on the wall of Kashivisvanath temple           | Padar Singha  | Amreli          |
| 162.     | Ancient Site                                          | Venivadar     | Amreli          |
| 163.     | Ancient site / Mound                                  | Sihor         | Bhavnagar       |
| 164.     | Darbargarh                                            | Sihor         | Bhavnagar       |
| 165.     | Jain temples                                          | Talaja        | Bhavnagar       |
| 166.     | Talaja Caves                                          | Talaja        | Bhavnagar       |
| 167.     | Ancient site / Mound                                  | Vallabhaipur  | Bhavnagar       |
| 168.     | Temple of Rama Laxman                                 | Baradia       | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 169.     | Gadhi fortress &temple                                | Dhink         | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 170.     | Magderu Temple                                        | Dhrasanvel    | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 171.     | Dwarkadhish Group of temples with its outer compounds | Dwarka        | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 172.     | Kshatrapa Inscriptions                                | Dwarka        | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 173.     | Rukmani Temple                                        | Dwarka        | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 174.     | Gokeshwar Mahadev temple                              | Lowrali       | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 175.     | Kalika Mata temple                                    | Navi Dhreiwad | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 176.     | Durvasa Rishi's Ashram& its site                      | Pindara       | Devbhumi Dwarka |
| 177.     | Guhaditya temple                                      | Varvala       | Devbhumi Dwarka |

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                                | Locality        | District        |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|      178 | Junagadhi (Jain) Temple                                                    | Vasai           | Devbhumi Dwarka |
|      179 | Kankeshvara Mahadeva temple & other shrines                                | Vasai           | Devbhumi Dwarka |
|      180 | Ranchhod Rayaji Temple with wasterland around the chowk of Mahadeva Temple | Mul Dwarka      | Gir Somnath     |
|      181 | Gop (Sun) Temple                                                           | Zinavari        | Jamnagar        |
|      182 | Ancient Mound                                                              | Intwa           | Junagadh        |
|      183 | Ashokan Rock (Edicts)                                                      | Junagadh        | Junagadh        |
|      184 | Baba Pyare, Khapra Kodia caves                                             | Junagadh        | Junagadh        |
|      185 | Buddhistic Cave                                                            | Junagadh        | Junagadh        |
|      186 | Jami Masjid                                                                | Mangrol         | Junagadh        |
|      187 | Rahimat Masjid (Bibi Masjid)                                               | Mangrol         | Junagadh        |
|      188 | Raveli Masjid                                                              | Mangrol         | Junagadh        |
|      189 | Tomb of Rao Lakha Chhatri                                                  | Bhuj            | Kachchh         |
|      190 | Ancient Quarry Site (I)                                                    | Dholavira       | Kachchh         |
|      191 | Ancient Quarry Site (II)                                                   | Dholavira       | Kachchh         |
|      192 | Ancient Site (Kotada)                                                      | Dholavira       | Kachchh         |
|      193 | Archaeological Ancient Site and Remains, Juni Kuran                        | Juni Kuran      | Kachchh         |
|      194 | Siva temple                                                                | Kotai           | Kachchh         |
|      195 | Excavated Site                                                             | Surkotada       | Kachchh         |
|      196 | Darbargarh                                                                 | Halvad          | Morbi           |
|      197 | Old Parsvanath temple                                                      | Miyani          | Porbandar       |
|      198 | House where Mahatma Gandhi was born                                        | Porbandar       | Porbandar       |
|      199 | Dhank Caves                                                                | Dhank           | Rajkot          |
|      200 | Ananteshwara temple                                                        | Bhadia Anandpur | Surendranagar   |
|      201 | Ancient Mound                                                              | Rangpur         | Surendranagar   |
|      202 | Navlakha temple                                                            | Sejakpur        | Surendranagar   |
|      203 | Ancient Site/Mound in village                                              | Sejakpur        | Surendranagar   |
|      204 | Sun Temple                                                                 | Thangadh        | Surendranagar   |
|      205 | Ranak Devi's Temple                                                        | Wadhwan         | Surendranagar   |