Bohra Havelis of Sidhpur - PARIS of GUJARAT | Bohra Vad Sidhpur(Patan) | Sidhpur Bohra Houses

In this Vlog I will be showing you the Bohra Vad Sidhpur which lies in Sidhpur Town of Patan District in Gujarat. This locality has several beautiful havelis built in European Gothic Architecture where Bohra muslim community resides and for this reason these Bohra Haveli Sidhpur (Sidhpur Bohra houses) are a point of attraction among the tourists visiting Patan. Apart from these mansions, Sidhpur Gujarat also has an ancient temple named 'Rudra Mahalya'. So, let me tell you more about these Bohra Havelis of Sidhpur Patan, also known as 'Paris of Gujarat'.
The town holds great importance for the Bohra Muslims, which is known to be an affluent Muslim community which is spread all over the world. They have contributed a lot for the development of Sidhpur. Their old Havelis and mansions, some of which are even 100 years old have a markedly European flavor and a walk through this beautiful ‘Bohra Vad’ is like walking through an Paris replete with the lamp lighters at dusk. So enamored were they by the style as well as by existence of living in the 19th century Europe that to mark the sign of opulence and for gaining respectability amongst the community they have tried to create a slice of Europe in their town Sidhpur. So, they did it by imitating the Victorian architecture. The facades look quite rich in variety and aesthetic expression is quite intricate details in wood. Thus the living spaces of the Bohra community or better known as ‘Bohra Havelis’ represent quite a nostalgic visual straight out of a Dickenson novel.
The wealthy people from Bohra community built these Victorian mansions in the late 19th-early 20th centuries in order to emulate the style and existence of living in Europe. Walking down the streets here with Victorians painted in pastel hues on both sides, you can feel as if you are dropped into England or on a movie set. The gorgeous facades of Bohra Havelis have intricate, wood details and each and every house has expressed the owner’s creativity; painted in shades of lime green, pale pink, lilac, mandarin orange, and white.
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