Mehsana

Mehsana is the district headquarters and the nearest town to Modhera and an ideal central location to plan out an itinerary to the surrounding areas. The town is known for its ‘Dudhsagar Dairy’ plant, a post modernist structure designed by Achyut Kanvinde and a must see for architecture enthusiasts. Its also hard to miss on the Ahmedabad-Mehsana highway, the glorious Mehsana Jain is an important pilgrimage site for Jains in Gujarat. It is dedicated to the current tirthankar, first of the second chauvisi (string of 24) of the Jains, Bhagwan Simandhar Swami. According to Jain astronomy, the scriptures predict the existence of a planet in the north-east direction, know as Mahavideh Kshetra.

Mehsana is a municipal city situated in the Mehsana district of Gujarat. It is located at a distance of 74 km from Ahmedabad. Mehsana is one of the largest cities in Gujarat and houses one of the biggest iron and steel markets in India. In addition to this, it also has a Dudhsagar Co-operative milk dairy, which boasts of being the largest milk dairy in entire Asia. The Oil Natural Gas Corporation of India has set up a big establishment in the city. Thus, the city is quite important from Industrial perspective. However, the city also offers some attracions, which make it significant from travel and tourism point of view.

It is a beautiful town to visit in Gujarat and an apt destination to enjoy the vacations with family. Mahesana Travel is full of references to the religious places and serene spots. Some of the famous tourist destinations of the city include Modhera's Sun temple, Simandhar Swami Jain Temple, Hinglaj Mata's Temple, Mulnayak Jain Temple, Swaminarayan Temple and Thol Wildlife Sanctuary etc. Its picturesque beauty and innate charm draws a lot of tourists round the year.