More from Ahmedabad

At the Sun Temple dedicated to Surya, the sun god. It's full of intricately carved stone pillars, floors and ceilings. I'm standing in front of the sacred pool just before entering the temple.
One of the many pillars.
Front of a Jain temple. Jain's believe in nonviolence living. So they're vegetarian and constantly sweep the ground they walk to avoid stepping on any insect that might crawl in your path. This temple was beautifully painted with idols all over. Different from the other Jain temple I saw in Kolkata where there was all glass mosaics.
We were so lucky to visit a family who does Patola weaving, an almost lost style of textile-making. They painstakingly dye each silk thread by tying knots. When the threads are woven together, a beautiful, intentional pattern emerges as one piece of fabric. Also, all the dyes they use are natural (mostly vegetable) dyes that they also make by hand. These guys are crazy!!! Their work is so highly valued and wanted that there is a 6-year waiting list to get a custom Patola sari made. I just bought a set of notecard for the memory.
This work of art is selling for 7,000,000 rupees (43 rupees = $1). Mucho expensivo.

This insect carcus is used as one of the many natural dyes. They also use spinach, tumeric, indigo and beets. I think I heard the weaver say this insect is found in Mexico eating cactus plants. He has a Hindi name for it, but I didn't catch that either.
Here's a close-up of the insects.
He dropped one insect into a cup of water. As it dissolved, it turned the water a pinkish-red.
This is a 7-story downward well that was built in the 1000's. The multistory wells were meant for travelers to get water and stay on the terraces. Each level had a different price since the closer you were to the water, the cooler it was.
More intricate carvings at this well site.
Supposedly there are 100s of these well sites all over Ahmedabad, but many have yet to be unearthed.