http://www.tourismbhavnagar.org tourismbhavnagar.org provides Tourism In Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar Tourism Guide, Bhavnagar Travel Tourism Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:33:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.tourismbhavnagar.org/2010/02/palitana-in-bhavnagar-city/ http://www.tourismbhavnagar.org/2010/02/palitana-in-bhavnagar-city/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:33:48 +0000 admin http://www.tourismbhavnagar.org/?p=152 Palitana is situated about 51 Kms. South west of Bhavnagar. It is about 182m above sea level and is the base for the nearby hill top complex of Shatrunjaya. “SHATRUNJAYA” literally means the place of victory and is Jain’s most sacred pilgrimage site. At the foot of the hill flows the Shatrunjaya River.The hill has about 863 shrines. These temples, built over a period of 900 years. Shatrunjaya is the largest temple City of its kind in India. The hillside is about 31/2 Kms up with 3950 steps. The temples are grouped into nine enclosures.
Each has a central temple with smaller ones clustered around. Local traditions and legends tell the stories about Adinatha, the first Jain tirthankan. His temple is quite notable. Next to it is the Muslim Shrine of “Angar Pir” where women wanting children offer prayers and tiny cradles.

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A 56 Kms. drive from Bhavnagar , Palitana lies at the foot of the Shatrunjaya Hill, with the Shatrunjaya River flowing to its south, making this place one of the most picturesque places of pilgrimage in India . The sacred hill rises in a crescendo of magnificent temples – 863 in all – that soar in marble splendour to the top of the hill. ]]> http://www.tourismbhavnagar.org/2010/01/palitana/feed/ 0