1.1 Introduction

1.1

Introduction

Bhau Ni Pol chowk also known as Zhatkeshwar Mahadev no chowk is situated in the walled city of Ahmedabad located in the Khadia sector comprising of maximum residential areas from the old city area in today’s date. This case study is selected to understand the atmosphere in taditional neighbourhood hence focuses on the chowk of Bhau ni pol known as Zhatkeshwar mahadev no chowk. It is named after the major pull factor and social amenity present in the chowk, the shiv temple. The chowk also branches out into dhobi no khancho, which is also analysed in the later part of study to understand the atmosphre at intimate scale.

Fig 3: An image of the entrance of Bhau ni pol having security cabin above. (Raval 2017)