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The physical experience of being part of a walking tour — where you get to experience the sights and sounds from a personal space is unparalleled. But the lockdown changed everything, including being unable to step out for a heritage walk. Instead, groups have tweaked their format to enable virtual walkthroughs.

With such limitations, it is often the subject and the guide who become deal breakers. A newly minted walk organised by India Heritage Walks this weekend is sure to tick both boxes. Centred on the lesser-documented cenotaphs of Bhavnagar in Gujarat, this session will have none other than Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil, a descendent of the city's royal family, as the guide. Gohil has played a key role in reinstalling a sense of awareness for her home city's architecture and heritage.