RANN OF KUTCH

An Architectural Beauty In The Desert

Salt crystals,White Desert, Rann of Kutch, Bhuj, Gujrat

Picture Courtesy: Siddhant kala

Towards the end of the country lies a white desert. Not a desert covered with snow but with salt. The salt marshy lands extend to Sindh in Pakistan. It is about 7505 km in size and is one of the largest salt deserts in the world. It is in the Kutch district of Gujrat,India.

It was once a vast shallow of the Arabian sea but due to geographical enlistment the connection with the sea broke down and resulted in the vast lake.

It is one of the hottest region of India. Temperature reaches around 50 degree's in summer and during the winters the temperature drop downs to almost 0 degree's.

The peak of the summer season is the worst time to visit the great Rann of Kutch. A festival, The Rann Utsav is a yearly thing which starts in November and lasts till February.
The festival is the best thing that ever happened to Kutch. It is a carnival of music, dance and lots more under the full moon.
The Rann Utsav is the main key for tourism. The handicraft market of the Rann Utsav is famous all over the world.
It not only promotes the business but also promotes the culture of the state. The festival provides opportunity for the tourist to have fun with nature under the full moon. The salt desert shines when the moon comes up. It is also a great place for star gazing.

The beauty of the architecture is that you can have full view of the white desert. Right behind where the salt desert ends is Pakistan. Kutch shares borders with Pakistan because of the international borders, the security is tight. The border security force and the Indian army keep an eye on everything around.

Kutch is no doubt a beautiful place and it is a place where everyone should go at-least once and spend one night under the sky with full moon and uncountable stars.

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The Author Siddhant kala is a student of media and communication at School Of Communication, Manipal University and a resident of Dehradun. Siddhant is passionate about writing and photography. Currently he is interning at Liberal arts productions in dehradun. This photo was taken back in January when he went on a trip to Gujarat and attended the Rann Utsav that is where he got to see such a marvelous work of architecture.

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