He was an official photographer of Nawabs of Palanpur. Contact his son Azmat Syed.
18th-century stepwell which is four-storey deep. Now neglected but still an attraction, it was probably built from material from previous monuments. It has fine carvings of Ganesha, Bhairava, Apsaras etc.
According to local legend, the Chaulukya king Siddhraj Jaisimha was born in Palanpur so his mother Mayanalla Devi had ordered to build a stepwell. During the construction a Shivalinga was found so a temple was built instead of the stepwell. It is believed that it was a habitat of the serpents.
Old palace of Nawab. There are beautiful paintings in the courtroom and the stair has fine sandalwood decoration. Photography with permission.
A private sports club now. Nawab Sher Mohammed Khan built it to commemorate coronation of British King George V in 1913.
Motu Derasar
Beautifully carved marble Jain temple.
Shashivan
Beautiful large garden built by Nawab Taley Muhammed Khan dedicated to his Australian wife Begum Jahanara aka Joan Falkiner.