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PALITANA

Palitana  is   one  of  the  most important pilgrim  spots  for  Jains. The  Shetrunjaya  hill,  with  it’s   863  temple  covered  mountain  summit,  600  meters  over  the  town   is   considered  by  many  Jains  to  be  more  important  then  the  temple  covered  hills     of Bihar,  Gwalior, Mt Abu  and  Girnar.  Palitana  was  the  capital  of  a  princely  state  of  the Gohil Rajput  clan,  was known  for  it’s  Kathiawadi  horses, and  has  a  number  of palatial  buildings. It  is  also one  of  the  greatest  tourist  attractions  in  Gujarat for  foreign  tourists.

SHETRUNJAYA  HILL

The  peak  is  a  3  ½  km  climb   of  over  3500  steps  from  the  town. The  cluster  of  over  800  temples  are   divided  into  tuks.The  largest  and  highest  tuk  is  the Khartavasi  tuk,  with  the 16^th  century  Adinatha  temple  with   images  of  the  tirthankars, the  19^th  century  Vallabhi  temple  with  it’s  finely  clustered  spires  and  the  massive  1836 AD Motisah  temple.  Other  important  temples are  the 16^th  century  Adiswara  temple  in the Vimlavasi  tuk,  the Ramaji Gadhariya  temple and  the 18^th  century  Bhulavani. Other  important  temples  can  be  seen  in  the Sakara  Premchand  Tuk, Ujambi  Hemabhai  tuk, Sheth Hemabhai Vakatachand  tuk  and other  enclosures. 

Throughout the  cluster  you  can  see  detailed  carvings,   beautiful  idols  and  images,  jeweled  statues   and   intricate  toranas. Sunrise  behind  the  temples  is  a  great  sight. You  can  enjoy  views  from  the  summit  of  the  hills  and  the  river Shetrunjaya. On  a  clear  day,  the  Gulf  of  Cambay  sea  coast  can  be  seen. The  summit  can  be  visited  from 7-19  hrs.

The temple covered Shetrunjaya hill, 2000 ft over Palitana town, believed to span 863 shrines in all has some really exquisite marble temples of great religious and artistic importance, containing arches, carved pillars and bejeweled idols. The temples date from 11th to the 20th century. The summit is the most revered of Jain temple complexes, surpassing those of Mt Abu, Gwalior, Girnar and Bihar. Palitana town is a good place to shop for textile related handicrafts and has a Jain kala sansta

108 SAMVASARAN  MANDIR : The  temple  in   the  town  of  Palitana  has  108  idols  and  sculptures.

JAIN MUSEUMS :  Palitana  has  2  trust  run  Jain  museums. The  Shri  Vishal Jain Kala Sansthan  and  the Stapitya  kala  graha,  with  cloth paintings,  manuscripts,  palm leaf   books,  book  covers,  ivory  sculpture  and paintings  on  ivory  and  figurines.

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