usually a hole in the house wall or in one of the main beams, hidden so cunningly that no stranger can find it out, and its secret so jealously guarded, that it is known only to the head of the house, his wife, and one or two of his most trusted children. The people of these pols form, to some extent, separate communities, each with arrangements for managing its common affairs. Pols The old city of Ahmedabad located on the Eastern banks of the Sabarmati river is made up of around 360 pols within a fortified compound. The earliest ‘Pol’ to be incorporated was aptly christened ‘Mahurat Pol’ and was built adjacent to Manek Chowk. See also List of pols in Ahmedabad Manek Chowk Bhadra Fort References Notes External links Historic City of Ahmedabad (UNESCO) The Pols of Ahmedabad Vaarso Housing in India Culture of Ahmedabad