Manek Chowk is one of Ahmedabad’s most animated bazaars and a place to experience treats for all your senses. Browse market stalls for jewelry and fabrics try spicy snacks and delicious street food or admire centuries-old monuments. From morning until late into the night Manek Chowk is a constant hive of activity. It’s both a popular tourist attraction and a favorite gathering spot for Ahmedabad couples, friends and families. This daily bazaar opens in the morning with a vegetable and spice market. Listen as the hawkers shout out prices to shoppers and onlookers. See and smell rows of multicolored spices and mukhaws (breath fresheners), all displayed in perfectly sculpted pyramids. After midday the vegetable and spice sellers make way for jewelry and textile merchants. Visit Manek Chowk in the evening, when it becomes one of the city’s best street food markets. Breathe in the sweet aromatic scents as you wander between the restaurants and food stands.

The famous mosque that was built by the founder of the city 700 years back stills stands pristine and is visited by millions of visitors every year. The Jama Masjid situated in Ahmedabad is one of the largest mosques in India built in the period of 1424. This marvelous edifice formed a major part of the old walled city and was built by Emperor Sultan Ahmed Shah, who is the founder of the Ahmedabad. In addition to being a revered shrine, Jama Masjid also houses the tombs of Ahmed Shah I, his son and his grandson followed by the graves of the queens of the king.