1. Mani Mandir
Marvel Architectural Monument of MORBI
Prof. Samirsinh P Parmar
Asst. Prof. Civil Engineering,
DDU Nadiad
Alumni: L E Collage Morbi
(2003 Graduating Batch)

2. A Snap from special edition from
Times of India

3. Courtesy: Times of India

4. From The News Window
Courtesy: Times of India

5. Waghji Thakor
Morbi

6. Before it was struck by the devastating earthquake of 2001, this
glorious building was home to the Willingdon Secretariat and the
Mani Mandir Temple.
The magnificent complex had more then 130 rooms along with a
central courtyard.
The Mani Mandir temple located in the central courtyard
enshrines a collection of deities including Laxmi Narayan, Shri
Ram, Wagheswar Mahadev, Mahakali Ma, Radha Krishna and
Hanumanji.
Ref: Thoughts by ILF Spark Vaishali Shah
Mani Mandir is often known as Wagh Mahal in
memory of Morbi’s erstwhile ruler, Thakor Saheb
Sir Waghji, who had built it as an eternal
testimony of everlasting love for his beloved Mani
Bai.

7. Details of Mani Mandir
• Total area of the Willingdon Secretariat is;
• - 4900m2 on ground floor
• - 4150m2 on first floor
• - 255m2 a part of second floor
• Built in yellow sandstone in the tradition of the Indo-Saracenic style
of architecture.
• The Secretariat building has a large central courtyard housing the
Mani Mandir temple.
• Built in the 1930s by the ruler of Morbi

8. From Gujarat Samachar

9. Figure- (a) View from Southwest Corner, (b) Plan of Mani Mandir Complex

10. Plan of Mani Mandir Complex

13. Mani Mandir- AT NIGHT

14. Mani Mandir- Before 2001 BHUJ Earthquake

15. Mani Mandir- Before 2001 BHUJ Earthquake

16. Mani Mandir- After 2001 BHUJ Earthquake

17. MORBI- MANI MANDIR

18. How to reach Mani Mandir?
From Wankaner-
28 Km (BY RAIL / ROAD)
From Rajkot-
67 Kms (From Rajkot – Airport)

19. Courtesy: Google Earth Desktop

20. Courtesy: Google Earth Desktop

21. Some Remarks
• Not too old structure , but needs attention to maintain it.
• Can be converted to Museum of Morbi State.
• Proper marketing required to increase tourism aspect.
• Its required to protect the structure of Mani Mandir from
UNKNOWN- UNLAWFUL-UNFAITHFUL structure constructed after
2001 earthquake which can convert the Mani Mandir to something
else.