Baroda

Baroda (Vadodara), once the capital of big princely State, is a city of gardens, palaces and shady avenues. It is on the babnks of the Viswamitri and folklore has it that the sage Viswamitra did penance on the source of this river. The Baroda Museum (Sayaji Garden) has a picture gallery with many originalEuropean and Indian paintings and the Laxmi Vilas Palace has a splendid collection of works of art.