This palace, now a college, built in the neo-classical idiom was built by the Gohil king of Bhavnagar as part of his daughter's dowry, when she was married to the Jethwa prince of Porbandar in 1902. The Jethwas-who initially ruled over much of northern and middle Saurashtra-were subsequently forced, by the Jadejas of Jamnagar and the Nawabs of Junagarh, to give up much of their substantial land holdings.

About Porbandar

Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama (Friend of Lord Krishna). It is the administrative center of Porbandar District.

Places of interest

Kirti Mandir (birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi)
Sudama Mandir
Bharat Mandir
Gita Mandir
Gayatri Mandir
Ram Dhoon Mandir
Rokadia Hanuman temple
Sandipani Vidyaniketan
Bird Sanctuary
Rana Bapu's Mahal
Chowpati
Satyanarayan's Mandir
Kamla Nehru park
Shri Hari Mandir
Many vandis (community centres)
Ram Krishna Mission
Nehru Planetarium
Swaminarayan Mandir
Bhutnath Mandir - is located opp. Bhavshiji Hospital (Civil Hospital)

Tara Mandir: Tara is Gujarati for stars. Tara Mandir houses a planetarium which is among the first two planetariums started in India by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru. These days it is very rundown and lacks any state-of-the-art exhibit or infrastructure.

Chadeshwar Mahadev & Ajani Mataji's temple-is located at Somnath Highway 3 km from Porbandar may be from Pandava's Era

Sai Baba Dat Sai Mandir which is on the national highway; every Thursday people visit this temple to get "prasad" of khichdi and vegetables.