Gujarat is a state in Western India that encompasses some sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and the birthplace of the ‘Father of the Nation’. It offers scenic beauty from the Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara and is the sole home of pure Asiatic lions in the world. Birth place of the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, Gujarat holds a variety of museums, religious pilgrimage sites, temples and mosques as well as extravagant fairs that draw tourists from all over the country.