Day_40 MY CITY - 1

 Hello Everyone and Welcome to my city. 

I wish you all have great spirits today with a healthier soul to live life to fullest and know some by passing piece of information.

Since few days I wanted to come up with a series of my city. So today I am starting this series with part-1. 

I stay in Vadodara with my parents. I was brought up in Vadodara. My childhood, teenage and now adulthood will also go in Vadodara, unless I change my city for work. There are so many places which are famous just by there street foods for example Mahakali Sev Usad, Maska bun, and also few places are famous just to sit idle like Akota bridge. We as a barodians love to sit on akota with family and friends sitting on road side, the night air, crisp and cold, snakes through our clothes, sending shivers  across the landscape.

One such place is Sursagar Lake . I personally believe it is the heart of Vadodara. Many people Come here to see statue of Lord Shiva in middle of the pond. 

Allow me to share some amazing facts about this lake.

We all consider Sursagar lake to be in the center of the city but earlier this lake was outside the boundaries of Vadodara. In 11th Century, Emperor of Chandanvati Kingdom built this Chandan Talav and is now located in the center of the Vadodara city. 

Later in 17th Century Shri Sureshwar  Desai Bought all the near by land and make this huge pond which was recognized after his name Sursagar. After that King Malhar Roa Gaikwad made proper fencing around the lake and after many beautification this lake was made to its fullest.

The statue was touted to be the tallest Shiva form in the country when it was dedicated to the city in 2002. Work on the statue had begun in 1996 and it took six years to complete the statue that was subsequently called the Sarveshwar Mahadev. It stands on 23 pilings that are 78- feet deep.

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