Girnar - Territory by highest point

Girnar

☆Details

Location :- Junagadh district, Gujarat state, India. (21°29'41"N 70°30'20")

Other names :-Girinagar(City-Of-Hills), Revatak Parvata.

Elevation from Highest point :- 1,069m (3507 ft)

Listing :- Indian States and Territories by Highest Point

☆History 

                   Girnar is older than "Himalayas" and "Jain temples" upon it are amongst the most ancient in the country, It is the Nirvas Bhumi of "22nd Tirthankara Lord Neminatha".

☆Girnar's Initial trek (BHAVNATH)

                  The base of the mountain, known as "GIRNAR TALETI", is about 4km east of the centre of Junagadh. There are temples and other sacred places all along this stretch.

                  At about 200 meters from the gate "UPARKOT" (Girnar Darwaza), to the right of the road, is temple of wagheshwari, which is joined to the road by causeway about 150 yards long.

                   Most persons who are not active climbers will probably proceed up mountain in a swing doli from Taleti.

☆Jain Temples 

                 On entering main gate, the large enclosure of the temples is on the left, while to the right is the old granite temple of "MAN SINGH", Bhojaraja of kutch and father on the much larger one of "Vastukala".

☆HINDU TEMPLES

◇ Sri Ambaji Temple

                 The temple is on the one of the top mountain in the Girnar mountains called Ambaji Shikhar. One has to climb 5000 steps to reach the temple located at a height of 3664 feet.

◇ Gorakhnath temple

                   On the fourth tonk which is the highest point in Gujarat lies the shrine of Gorakhnath who is revered highly in the nath sampradaya of Hinduism. A 'Dhuni' lightened by him also lies in the vicinity. Also his foot print lies there.

◇ Kamandulu Kund

                   From Gorakhnath shikhar ahead you have to climb down near about 850 steps after which you see two ways with entrances build on the left side you have to climb 700 steps more to reach to the fifth peak of Datta Shikhar, here in a temple built the foot prints of lord Dattatreya are present also an idol of the deity has been installed behind it, behind the idol a little bit down present is a small shivling, also in the vicinity present is a temple bell along with the idols of lord Ganesha and lord Hanuman over there.

◇ Anusaya mata Shikhar and Kalika mata Shikhar

                   Here there is a way from Kamandalu kund but there are no steps further to go and one has to find the way through the forest to reach here. Going alone here is not recommended.

☆Festivals

                   The main event for Hindus is the Maha Shivaratri fair held every year on the 14th day of the Hindu calendar month of Magha. At least 1 million pilgrims visit the fair to participate in pooja and parikrama of Girnar hill. The procession begins at Bhavnath Mahadev Temple at Bhavnath. It then proceeds onwards to various akharas of various sects of sadhus, which are in Girnar hill from ancient times. The procession of sadhus and pilgrims ends again at Bhavnath temple after visiting Madhi, Malavela and Bara Devi temple. The fair begins with hoisting of fifty-two Gaja long flags at Bhavnath Mahadev temple. This fair is the backbone of the economy of Junagadh, as more than ten lakh pilgrims who visit the fair generate a revenue of 250 million in only five days.