Swar ane Shabd: Virasat ni Vaarta | Ahmedabad Heritage Walk

10th Edition of the Heritage Walk (A Musical Heritage Walk)

A curation where stories breathe and the city hums its forgotten melodies.

In the old city of Ahmedabad there are places where silence sings and stones speak. This 10th edition of our heritage walk is not just a route — it’s a remembrance. Of verses left behind of footsteps still echoing of melodies that live in brick and breath.

📍 Starting Point: Hatkeshwar Mahadev Mandir Khadia

🕕 Reporting Time: 6:45 AM onwards

Heritage experience curator: Keny Prajapati

Musical experience with "Dhruv Geeto" led by Soor

You can carry a manjira or khanjari with you for an added experience!

✨ Walk Route & Schedule:

1. Kavi Akha Bhagat Chowk and Memorial

🕖 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM

Meet the fearless 17th-century poet-saint Akha Bhagat whose chhappas still echo through this chowk. A voice of satire and spiritual rebellion his legacy lingers between temple bells and carved balconies.

2. Sheth ni Pol

🕖 7:35 AM – 7:50 AM

A living archive of caste culture and community. These narrow lanes and grand facades speak of festivals lullabies and the layered lives of generations past.

3. Babu Kaka ni Haveli

🕖 7:55 AM – 8:15 AM

Step into a 19th-century haveli that once echoed with ghazals and santoor notes. A quiet witness to musical mehfils of Ahmedabad’s mercantile era.

4. Shreyanshnath Bhagwan Jain Derasar

🕣 8:20 AM – 8:30 AM

Tucked within a maze of lanes this serene Jain temple is a mirror of stillness symmetry and silent rhythm. A meditative pause on our journey.

5. Fernandez Bridge (Story of the Sabarmati)

🕣 8:35 AM – 8:50 AM

Now a busy street book market this bridge once sang with the river Sabarmati. Though the waters have shifted the music of ferry songs and rain chants lives on.

6. Harkuwar Shethani ni Haveli

🕘 8:52 AM – 9:15 AM

A haveli built by a 19th-century woman philanthropist — rare and regal. This home stands as a song of female strength and grace etched in timber.

🌅 Closing Segment:

🕘 9:20 AM – 9:27 AM

We return hearts full and steps lighter to where it all began — Hatkeshwar Mahadev.

Swar ane Shabd: Virasat ni Vaarta comes to a soulful close

With melodies in our hearts and stories in our stride.

Let the city whisper its forgotten verses.

Let the morning unfold in rhythm and resonance.

Join us.