Wender·Vista
Godhra
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
in Panchmahal district, eastern Gujarat

Godhra

— — a railway junction the old map still knows by name.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A district town in eastern Gujarat, on the line that runs from Vadodara up to Ratlam. The Mahi River drains the country to the south. Godhra has been a junction since the 1880s, when the meter-gauge tracks came through, and the old station signboard still carries three scripts. Markets cluster around the railway road. The country flattens west toward Anand and lifts east toward the Aravalli foothills.

from the studio
Godhra
— bring it home

Godhra, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Godhra

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Godhra is the administrative headquarters of Panchmahal district in eastern Gujarat, with a population of about 143,000 at the 2011 Census of India. The town sits at an elevation near 120 metres, between the Mahi River basin to the south and the Aravalli range to the east. Godhra Junction has been a major stop on the Western Railway since the 1880s, originally on the BB&CI meter-gauge line linking Mumbai to Ratlam and Delhi. The district was created in 1949 from former princely states of the Rewa Kantha agency.

— the year

The town predates British rule by centuries, with references in medieval Gujarati and Persian sources. Panchmahal, meaning five mahals, takes its name from five subdivisions transferred from the Maharaja of Gwalior to the British in 1853 under a treaty that settled debts from earlier Maratha wars. After independence the district passed to Bombay State in 1947, then to Gujarat when the state was created on May 1, 1960. A 2013 reorganisation split Mahisagar district off to the south, leaving Godhra as the seat of a smaller Panchmahal.

— the visit

Most travellers reach Godhra by train. The junction is served by long-distance trains on the Mumbai–Delhi route as well as local Gujarat services, and is the rail head for visitors heading to the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site about 45 kilometres south. National Highway 47 passes through the town. Vadodara, the nearest large city, is roughly 75 kilometres west and is the closest commercial airport. Gujarati is the everyday language in markets and on most signage, with Hindi widely understood.

— where
India · Panchmahal, Gujarat
— elevation
120 m · 394 ft
— position
22.7747° N · 73.6143° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
45 km S
Champaner-Pavagadh
UNESCO archaeological park
75 km W
Vadodara
city
25 km S
Mahi River
river
N
Godhra
Champaner-Pavagadh
Vadodara
Mahi River
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Godhra — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Godhra is a town in eastern Gujarat, India, the headquarters of Panchmahal district. It sits about 75 kilometres east of Vadodara, on the main railway line between Mumbai and Delhi.

The 2011 Census of India recorded Godhra's population at about 143,000. The wider Panchmahal district held just over 2.3 million people before the 2013 split that created Mahisagar.

Gujarati is the primary language, written in the Gujarati script. Hindi and Urdu are also widely spoken in the town, and English is used in administration and on railway signage.

Godhra has been a Western Railway junction since the 1880s on the old BB&CI meter-gauge line. The town also gives its name to the February 2002 Godhra train burning and the Gujarat riots that followed.

By train, Godhra Junction sits on the Mumbai–Vadodara–Delhi mainline with frequent service. By road, National Highway 47 passes through. The closest commercial airport is at Vadodara, about 75 kilometres west.

The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies about 45 kilometres south. The Mahi River runs through the district. Vadodara, with the Laxmi Vilas Palace, is 75 kilometres west.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for our customers from Gujarat who left the district and wanted a piece of home on the wall. A Small or Medium frames the railway-town texture without dominating a room.

The warm earth palette and railway-town textures sit with Indo-modern interiors, Earthen-tone Minimalist rooms, and Jewel-tone Maximalist walls where the piece can lead a colour story.

A single Large carries well above a sofa. For a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural opens the landscape; a 9-tile Mural is the showpiece scale.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical wet installations like a backsplash or shower wall. The colour holds up indefinitely in steam and splash.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. The colour is inside the ceramic surface, so cleaning never touches the image. Avoid abrasive sponges and ammonia-based sprays.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is created in-house by Reid Wender as the curating eye, hand-finished in the Knoxville studio. Nothing is licensed from a third party.

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