{"id":3982,"date":"2015-12-08T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T04:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2015-12-08T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T04:30:30","slug":"rann-utsav-kutch-gujarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/rann-utsav-kutch-gujarat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rann Utsav , Kutch Gujarat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Great Rann of Kutch<\/strong> is in district of<strong> Kutch<\/strong> , Gujarat state of India , between the <strong>Gulf of Kutch<\/strong> and the Mouth of<strong> river<\/strong> <strong>Sindhu<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>( Indus) in Pakistan , <\/strong>in between there is a vast flat land which is filled with sea water during the monsoons and when dried up around October a white sheet of salt gets deposit on the sea bed<strong> .<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2942\/15146416117_34691f1a15.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>This festival or Utsav<\/strong> is organised to enjoy the \u00a0various colors of the <strong>Rann<\/strong> as well as get a taste of the local culture, cuisine and hospitality. Specially built local houses are also used to house tourists to give them a taste of <strong>Gujarat<\/strong> and <strong>Kutch<\/strong> to them.<\/p>\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3918\/15329886151_c345416056.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Rann Kutch , the vast land of salt<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\u00a0The beauty of <strong>Rann Kutch<\/strong> is enjoyed during the full moon nights when the wast land of salt sparkles like a white sheet all over up to where the eyes can see \u00a0.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3863\/15146266819_8c6bccb0b4.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sun Rise at Great Rann of Kutch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe Sunrise and Sunset at Rann are equally beautiful when Sun shows its different colors and white salt sparkles \u00a0with the changing colors<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2944\/15329841291_7992fee075.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Full Moon Night at Great Rann of Kutch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBest is to stay during \u00a0full moon and increasing moon nights when the sky with full moon light and \u00a0<strong>the Rann<\/strong> with white surface gives a magical glow appearance<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2944\/15146435087_54e7d1a53a.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stay in tents near Rann Kutch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAccommodation are available at the venue in Swiss tents , Luxury tents and nearby villages are always ready to accommodate the guests with their huts called <strong>Bunga<\/strong> specially prepared keeping in view of the requirements of an urban tourist , they serve the ethnic<strong> Kutchi delicacies<\/strong> served with<strong> Chach<\/strong> ( butter milk)<strong> Rotra<\/strong> ( Milet bread) <strong>White butter<\/strong> with local available vegetables .<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5496\/12046817416_79d9c702da.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stay in a Bunga ( Kutch hut)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>The Bunga<\/strong> are the huts constructed by using the mud and thatched roof , the interior walls and floor are plastered with mud mixed with cow dung and walls are painted with geometrical and flowers designs with a use of vegetable colors and small mirrors.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3685\/12046361514_e8fc6e9481.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mud paintings on wall of a Bunga ( Kutch Hut )<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFrom here one can have the sightseeing trips to <strong>Pacham the island within desert<\/strong> surrounded three side with saline water with the highest point \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Kalo Dungar<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>peak<\/strong> one can enjoy the vastness of Rann from here \u00a0, <strong>Pakistan Border<\/strong> ,<strong> Mandvi Sea Beach<\/strong> , <strong>Kot Lakhpat<\/strong> along with the<strong> Wildlife Safaris<\/strong> , <strong>Rann Safaris<\/strong> ,<strong> Kutch Villages Dhordo and Hodka<\/strong> , villages famous for their finest embroidery styles , leather crafts and beautiful<strong> Bungas<\/strong> , one can also see the \u00a0<strong>the ancient process of water harvesting in the Banni dry-lands<\/strong>\u00a0 .<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2942\/15146230470_0dfa3b25be.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kutch Embroidery  \" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kutch Embroidery<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>The Chhari Dhand<\/strong>,\u00a0shallow water bodies are locally known as <strong>dhand, jheel or talav<\/strong> , these attract lots of migratory birds in winter,\u00a0with an area of almost 10 sq km. at <strong>Chhari Dhand<\/strong> there are\u00a0more than 30,000 birds\u00a0species like <strong>Dalmatian Pelican<\/strong> (Pelicanuscrispus), <strong>Oriental Darter<\/strong> (Anhingiarufa),<strong> Black necked Stork<\/strong> (Ephippiorhynchusasiaticus) and <strong>Indian Skimmer<\/strong> (Rynchopsalbicollis) migrate through these wetlands every year \u00a032 species of Raptors have been recorded here, together with a large number of Common Cranes.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0For more information and bookings Contact <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">+ 91 9810506646<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Callers from Outside India<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> + 44 7700093414<\/span><\/strong><br 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