• Jan 25 2016
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White Desert

I visited the island of Khadir Bet in Gujarat in September 2022. The ancient ruins of the Harappan Civilization is situated in Dholavira, a village to the west of the island. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins at Dholavira were excavated between 1990 to 2005.

Khadir Bet is connected to the mainland by a strip of road which is surrounded by the Rann of Kutch lake on either side. For most part of the year, this lake is dry and reveals the salt bed. The purpose of my trip to this remote area, which is only 50 km from the Indo-Pakistan border, was to witness and capture the full moon over the white Rann.

When planning for this trip, I couldn’t find a lot of information online about Khadir Bet. But sometimes, traveling to a location which isn’t very popular throws up pleasant surprises. This is exactly what happened on our trip.