CONTENTS Acknowledgments 03 Aim, Objectives, Scope, Methodology 04 Chapter-1 : Introduction: Temple town and Temporal Aspects 08 Chapter-2 : A Brief Introduction to Ambaji: 2.1 Regional Context 12 2.1.1 Geographical location 2.1.2 Climate and Rainfall 2.1.3 Demographic information 2.1.4 General information 2.2 Historical Background of Town 14 2.2.1 Origin 2.2.2 Evolution of town 2.2.3 Physical Growth of town 2.3 Sacred Town: Ambaji 18 2.3.1 Religious activities in town 2.3.2 Trends of Pilgrimage 2.3.3 Facilities to Pilgrimage 2.3.4 Commercial Aspects Chapter-3 : Physical Structure of town: 3.1 Physiographic Feature 26 3.1.1 Location 3.1.2 Introduction to District and Taluka 3.2 Physical Characteristic 30 3.2.1 Connectivity 3.2.2 Physical Feature 3.3 Sacred Town Ambaji 34 3.3.1 major Institution 3.3.2 Land use pattern 3.3.3 Attractions 3.4 Morphological Analysis of Town 44 3.4.1 Structural system - Temple as generator 3.4.2 Movement 3.4.3 Districts and Edges 3.4.4 Street Structure Geometry, Hierarchy, Node, Landmark 3.4.5 Activity 3.5 Morphological Analysis at Unit level 66 (A) Institution (B) Residential Chapter-4 : Public places and Temporal aspects of town: 4.1 Myths and Events behind the making of place and activities 84 4.1.1 The Myth and beliefs 4.1.2 Festival and events 4.1.3 Activities in the town 4.2 Study of Important Nodes of town 108 4.2.1 Temple road 4.2.2 Bazaar street 4.2.3 Chawks A. Khodiyar chawk B. Shiv chawk Chapter-5 : Conclusion: 142 Illustration credits 146 Glossary 147 Works cited 147