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PALITANA - THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTERPALITANA THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTER PALITANA THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTER

THE MARVEL OF JAINISM AND THE MARVEL OF JAINISM AND THE RELIGIOUS ARTTHE RELIGIOUS ART

PALITANA IS THE LARGEST AND THE GREATEST JAIN SACRED PILGRIMAGE CENTER IN THE WORLD.

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THE PALITANA HILLS IS PLACE FROM WHERE MILLIONS OF SOULS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ACHIEVED NIRAVANA OR THE PALITANA HILLS IS PLACE FROM WHERE MILLIONS OF SOULS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ACHIEVED NIRAVANA OR ULTIMATE AND EVERLASTING LIBERATION WITH INFINITE KNOWLEDGE, INFINTE PERCEPTION, INFINTE ENERGY AND ULTIMATE AND EVERLASTING LIBERATION WITH INFINITE KNOWLEDGE, INFINTE PERCEPTION, INFINTE ENERGY AND

INFINITE SPIRITUAL HAPPINESS. INFINITE SPIRITUAL HAPPINESS.


PALITANA IS A CITY IN BHAVANGAR DISTRICT OF STATE OF GUJARAT, IN INDIA. IT IS PALITANA IS A CITY IN BHAVANGAR DISTRICT OF STATE OF GUJARAT, IN INDIA. IT IS SITUATED ABOUT FIFTY KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF BHAVNAGAR CITYSITUATED ABOUT FIFTY KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF BHAVNAGAR CITY


THE TEMPLE COMPLEX OF PALITANA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND CONSIDERED THE THE TEMPLE COMPLEX OF PALITANA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND CONSIDERED THE MOST SACRED PILGRIMAGE PLACE BY THE JAINS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THERE ARE SOME MOST SACRED PILGRIMAGE PLACE BY THE JAINS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THERE ARE SOME

3000 EXQUISITE TEMPLES WITH MARVELLOUS ART ON SHATRUNJAY HILLS. THE FIRST TIRTHANKAR 3000 EXQUISITE TEMPLES WITH MARVELLOUS ART ON SHATRUNJAY HILLS. THE FIRST TIRTHANKAR LORD ADINATHA OR RISHABHDEVA HAS THE MOST PRONOUNCED PLACEMENTLORD ADINATHA OR RISHABHDEVA HAS THE MOST PRONOUNCED PLACEMENT


ON TOP OF THE SHATRUNJAYA HILL IS A CLUSTER OF JAIN TEMPLES BUILT OVER ON TOP OF THE SHATRUNJAYA HILL IS A CLUSTER OF JAIN TEMPLES BUILT OVER SOME 900 YEARS BY GENERATIONS OF JAINS STARTING FROM 11TH CENTURY SOME 900 YEARS BY GENERATIONS OF JAINS STARTING FROM 11TH CENTURY


FROM THE FOOT OF THE HILL TO THE TOP THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,800 STONE FROM THE FOOT OF THE HILL TO THE TOP THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,800 STONE STEPS CARVED OUT FROM ROCKS TO FACILITATE CLIMBING IN 13TH CENTURY STEPS CARVED OUT FROM ROCKS TO FACILITATE CLIMBING IN 13TH CENTURY


THE TEMPLES ARE EXQUISITELY CARVED IN MARBLE RESEMBLING THE TEMPLES ARE EXQUISITELY CARVED IN MARBLE RESEMBLING IVORY IN LOOK. THE LEADING TEMPLE IS OF LORD ADISHWARIVORY IN LOOK. THE LEADING TEMPLE IS OF LORD ADISHWAR


THIS TEMPLE HAS A FABULOUS COLLECTION OF EXPENSIVE JEWELS DEDICATED BY RICH JAIN PATRONSTHIS TEMPLE HAS A FABULOUS COLLECTION OF EXPENSIVE JEWELS DEDICATED BY RICH JAIN PATRONS


THE TEMPLES DATE FROM 11th TO THE 20th CENTURYTHE TEMPLES DATE FROM 11th TO THE 20th CENTURY


THE DAY OF THE FAGUN SUD 13th FALLING THE DAY OF THE FAGUN SUD 13th FALLING SOMEWHERE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH IS SOMEWHERE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH IS THE MOST VISITED AND CROWDED DAYTHE MOST VISITED AND CROWDED DAY

SOME FACTS ABOUT PALITANA. SOME FACTS ABOUT PALITANA. SHETRUNJAY TEMPLES; STEPS TO CLIMB: 3364SHETRUNJAY TEMPLES; STEPS TO CLIMB: 3364HEIGHT: 2000 FEET. WALKING: 7.5 MILES. HEIGHT: 2000 FEET. WALKING: 7.5 MILES. PRATIMA OR IDOLS ARE 27007 IN JINMANDIR PRATIMA OR IDOLS ARE 27007 IN JINMANDIR OR TEMPLES TOTALLING 3507 OR TEMPLES TOTALLING 3507


MOTI SHAH TOONK(TEMPLE) AT THE TOP OF THE SIDDHACHA HILLS MOTI SHAH TOONK(TEMPLE) AT THE TOP OF THE SIDDHACHA HILLS THE CLIMB MUST BEGIN IN EARLY MORNING AND RETURN DESCENT THE CLIMB MUST BEGIN IN EARLY MORNING AND RETURN DESCENT

MUST BE COMPLETED IN EVENING. NO STAYING OVERNIGHT MUST BE COMPLETED IN EVENING. NO STAYING OVERNIGHT


THERE ARE MORE THAN 27000 IDOLS OF JAIN GODS ON THIS MOUNTAIN ALONETHERE ARE MORE THAN 27000 IDOLS OF JAIN GODS ON THIS MOUNTAIN ALONE


OVERNIGHT STAY IS FORBIDDEN FOR ALL HUMANS AS IT IS PEACEFUL RESTING PLACE FOR GODSOVERNIGHT STAY IS FORBIDDEN FOR ALL HUMANS AS IT IS PEACEFUL RESTING PLACE FOR GODS


THERE ARE TWO SUMMITS WITH 900 TEMPLES WTHERE ARE TWO SUMMITS WITH 900 TEMPLES WITH EXTRAORDINARY ART AND SCULPTURE SAMAVASHARANA TEMPLE IN PALITANA VALLEY


THE PALITANA IS ALSO KNOWN AS SIDDHAKSHETRA A PLACE FROM WHERE A SOUL GETS NIRVANA THE PALITANA IS ALSO KNOWN AS SIDDHAKSHETRA A PLACE FROM WHERE A SOUL GETS NIRVANA


CARVING IN LIMESTONES IN NEMINATH TEMPLE, SHATRUNJAY HILLS, PALITANACARVING IN LIMESTONES IN NEMINATH TEMPLE, SHATRUNJAY HILLS, PALITANA


THE MAIN TEMPLE CONTAINS THE IDOL OF LORD NEMINATHTHE MAIN TEMPLE CONTAINS THE IDOL OF LORD NEMINATH


EVERY SHRINE HAS IDOLS OF LORD TIRTHANAKARS ADORNED WITH PRECIOUS JEWELLED EYES EVERY SHRINE HAS IDOLS OF LORD TIRTHANAKARS ADORNED WITH PRECIOUS JEWELLED EYES


ONE OF THE SACRED ONE OF THE SACRED SYMBOLS OF JAINS SYMBOLS OF JAINS CALLED "HRIMKARA" CALLED "HRIMKARA" WITH TWENTY FOUR WITH TWENTY FOUR LORD TIRTHANKARS LORD TIRTHANKARS

ONE OF THE SACRED ONE OF THE SACRED SYMBOL OF JAINS SYMBOL OF JAINS CALLED "OMKARA" CALLED "OMKARA" WITH PANCH WITH PANCH PARMESHTHI OR THE PARMESHTHI OR THE THE FIVE BEST MOST THE FIVE BEST MOST VENERABLE HUMAN VENERABLE HUMAN RELIGIOUS ACHIEVERS RELIGIOUS ACHIEVERS

TIRTHANAKR TIRTHANAKR SUMATINATH, SUMATINATH, MULNAYAK SANCHA MULNAYAK SANCHA SUMATINATH TEMPLE, SUMATINATH TEMPLE, TALHETI, PALTANA TALHETI, PALTANA



SRI ADINATHA RISHABHA DEVA THE FIRST LORD TIRTHANKARA, HAS SRI ADINATHA RISHABHA DEVA THE FIRST LORD TIRTHANKARA, HAS THE PRIMARY IDOL IN THIS AGAM MANDIR IN PALITANA TALHETI THE PRIMARY IDOL IN THIS AGAM MANDIR IN PALITANA TALHETI

BRILLIANT IDOL OF BRILLIANT IDOL OF FIRST TIRTHANKAR FIRST TIRTHANKAR

LORD RISHABHADEVA LORD RISHABHADEVA ALSO KNOWN AS ALSO KNOWN AS LORD ADINAATHALORD ADINAATHA

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