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TBI Photo Essay: Idar – God’s Own Art Gallery

At a time, when beautiful Natural Rock Formations around the country are being pulverised by greedy quarry owners, particularly in Andhra where they were once abundant, here is a story from Gujarat. Here, the Natural Rock Formations protect the villagers, and the villagers in turn protect the Rocks that protect them!

TBI Photo Essay: Idar – God’s Own Art Gallery
The breathtaking display of his monumental body of work starts a little before you reach Idar. At a place called Saapawada or the Abode of Snakes. You concentrate on the ground looking for any sign of the creepy crawlies, but they are conspicuous by their absence. That’s when you see a gigantic rock in the shape of a snake, and it dawns on you from where the village got its name.
The breathtaking display of his monumental body of work starts a little before you reach Idar. At a place called Saapawada or the Abode of Snakes. You concentrate on the ground looking for any sign of the creepy crawlies, but they are conspicuous by their absence. That’s when you see a gigantic rock in the shape of a snake, and it dawns on you from where the village got its name.
Since time immemorial, man has invented friendly myths and reassuring legends to get rid of his primordial fear of the unseen and the unknown. One such legend exists in Idar.
Since time immemorial, man has invented friendly myths and reassuring legends to get rid of his primordial fear of the unseen and the unknown. One such legend exists in Idar.

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