Kirti Mandir
The memorial beside the house in Porbandar where Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869. The old family house still stands next to it, and the memorial tower is 79 feet tall, a foot for each year of his life.
- Where
- Porbandar, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.6413, 69.6010
Get the Kirti Mandir stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kirti Mandir. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kirti Mandir
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 25 km
Hill forest near Porbandar, protected since 1979 and a hundred kilometres west of Gir.
Dhank Caves 56 km
Buddhist and Jain caves cut in a hill near Upleta, with Tirthankara reliefs.
Navghan Kuvo 91 km
A well cut into living rock around the eleventh century, its staircase spiralling down fifty two metres.
Uparkot Fort 91 km
Two thousand years of siege, and stepwells cut into rock.
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch 92 km
A park over the coral flats and islands along the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch.
Ashoka Rock Edict 92 km
One rock, three dynasties, and the first Indian public writing.
Dwarkadhish Temple 93 km
A five storey temple on the Gomti creek, one of the four dhams, its flag changed five times a day.
Nageshvara Jyotirlinga 94 km
One of the twelve jyotirlingas, under a colossal seated Shiva visible from the road to Dwarka.
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Questions
Where is Kirti Mandir?
Kirti Mandir is in Porbandar, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Barda Wildlife Sanctuary (25 km), Dhank Caves (56 km), Navghan Kuvo (91 km).
How do I get the Kirti Mandir stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kirti Mandir and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kirti Mandir before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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