The Palitana temples, often known only as Palitana, are a large complex of Jain temples located on Shatrunjaya hills near Palitana in Bhavnagar district...

Bhavnagar, Palitana, Lathi and Vala. The Guhilas of Medapata belonged to this clan. The Atpur Inscription of 977 AD lists 20 kings starting with Guhadatta...

teachings. His iconography includes ancient idols such as at Kulpak Tirth and Palitana temples as well as colossal statues such as Statue of Ahimsa, Bawangaja...

Adipur village at foothill, leads a small band of warriors to protect the Palitana Jain temples on Shatrunjaya hill from pillage and destruction. Principal...

Porbandar Gujarat. Mandavaiya was born in a small village named Hanol in Palitana Taluka of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat State. Born to a middle-class farmer...

of Indian Railways. Palitana railway station is 48 km away from Bhavnagar Terminus. Four passenger and one Superfast trains start from here. The following...

Botad Junction, Palitana, Mahuva Junction, Veraval Junction, Porbandar, Sabarmati Junction, Haridwar and Okha. Total 19 trains start from here. Following...

Lojpur, Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups etc. The Palitana temples of Jainism on Mount Shatrunjaya, Palitana are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places...

household of Benkunwar Bhatt and Jagneshwar Bhatt, who was a railway guard at Palitana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. He moved to Bombay in his twenties, along...

Rajasthan who had established Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram at Hampi, was at Palitana. Rakesh's parents were influenced by Sahaj Anandji who died in 1970 and...

of the temple inspired Pittalhar temple, Dilwara in 1459 CE and in the Palitana temple complex in 1681. Parshvanatha temple A temple dedicated to Suparshvanatha...

independence of India in 1947. The erstwhile princely states of Bhavnagar, Palitana, Lathi, Vala and Rajpipla belonged to Gohil rulers. Predecessor state of...

considered to be of equal rank and importance as those atop the hill at Palitana. It is believed that there was one large Śvetāmbara temple earlier on the...

Shah Jahan's son Murad Baksh granted the village of Palitana to Shantidas Jhaveri in 1656. Palitana later emerged as a major pilgrimage centre for the...

spirituality and social issues. Ratnasundarsuri was born at Depla village near Palitana (now in Gujarat), India to Dalichand and Champaben. His birth name was...

approximately 290 km from Ahmedabad. It is connected to Diu, Somnath, Palitana and Amreli via state highways. Private buses are well connected with Ahmedabad...

considered to be of equal rank and importance as those atop the hill at Palitana. The Pavagadh temples are famous for their architecture and are also part...

on the interior is in most areas as lavish as ever. The large group of Palitana temples on the Shatrunjaya hills in Gujarat are another very important...

Palitana), one of the pioneers of the Indian film industry, and the son of cinematographer Pravin Bhatt. At the age of 14, in 1982, Bhatt started his...

pilgrimage destinations along with Girnar, Pawapuri, Champapuri, Dilwara, Palitana and Ashtapad Kailash. Shikharji means the "venerable peak". The site is...

listed in such texts as Tiloyapannati, Kahavaali and Pravacanasaarodhara. Palitana Girnar Mount Abu Sonagiri Hastinapur Ayodhya Shikharji Kundalpur Pawapuri...

the Dharma and by meditation and vratas (self-control). Digambara Jains starting a 10-day period from Bhadra shukla panchami, during which the dashalakshana...

pilgrimage tours of approximately 175,000 people to Kashi, Ajmer Sharif, Palitana, Nashik Shirdi. He organized Dahi Handis with highest prize in Mumbai....

Jaora, Junagadh, Kalat, Kutch, Mangrol, Mengani, Muli, Mysore, Nawanagar, Palitana, Rajkot, Ramgarh, Sailana, Sayala and several others. On 15 August 1947...

Chotila, Becharaji, Mahudi, Shankheshwar etc. The Palitana temples of Jainism on Mount Shatrunjaya, Palitana are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places...

108 ft tall idol of Rishabhanatha at Jambudweep Temple, Palitana and Rohishala tirth, Palitana. In terms of austerities, he never consumed dairy products...

attained liberation from Bhadva's Dungar at Palitana hills on this day. Śvetāmbara lay followers visit Palitana temples in huge numbers on this day, every...

hill for the king to worship and break his fast. The sangha first went to Palitana temples and then began moving towards Girnar Jain temples. As they reached...

sugarcane juice, particularly at pilgrimage sites such as Hastinapur, Palitana Temples, Kesariyaji Tirth, Ranakpur Jain temple, Kulpakji Tirth, and many...

planned by the GUJSAIL at Morbi and tourism and pilgrimage places such as Palitana, Ambaji, Dwarka and Dholavira. The Government of Gujarat has signed memorandum...