Huzoor Palace, Porbandar
The Huzoor Palace, also spelled Huzar Palace, is a palace in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was built by Rana Natwarsinhji, who was the last Maharaja of the Princely State of Porbandar, in the early years of the 20th century, with clear European influences. The…
Huzoor Palace, perched on a low hill above the Arabian Sea in Porbandar, is the kind of half‑remembered colonial relic that feels more like a private club than a tourist stop. Built in the 1910s by Rana Natwarsinhji, the last Maharaja of the tiny princely state, its red‑brick façade, Italianate balconies and a false‑fronted clock tower sound like an English seaside resort transplanted to Gujarat. The interior – marble staircases, stained‑glass windows and a ballroom with a cracked chandelier – is still lived in by the Maharaja’s descendants, who keep the property locked behind a brass gate and a doorman who will politely refuse a camera. The only public glimpse comes from the occasional heritage walk organised by the Porbandar tourism office; you can view the façade from the promenade at sunrise, when the sea breeze cools the heat and the crowds are thin. Skip the interior unless you have a personal connection; spend instead on the adjoining Gandhi Smriti, where the ancient banyan shadows the modest museum. Late October to early March is the only window when the sea‑misted mornings make the palace look tolerable rather than oppressive.
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