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 Description: Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state, in western India. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar, at 1722 meters above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert', as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. The town of Mount Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan, is located at 1220 meters elevation.
Mount Abu is the highest peak in the vicinity, and is a popular retreat from the heat of Rajasthan and nearby Gujarat for centuries. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1960, and covers 290 kmē of the mountain.
Mount Abu is home to a number of Jain temples. The Dilwara Temples are a complex of temples, carved of white marble, that were built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The Vimal Vasahi temple is the oldest, built in 1031 by Vimal Shah, and dedicated to the first of the Jain Tirthankaras. The Lun Vasahi Temple, built in 1231 by the brothers Vastupal and Tejpal, who were ministers of Raja Vir Dhawal, a local ruler of Gujarat who belonged to the Porwal Jain community. Nearby Achalgarh is a fort, built in the fourteenth century by Rana Kumbha, which encloses several beautiful Jain temples, including the Achaleswar Mahadev Temple (1412) and the Kantinath Temple (1513).
The Mountain is also home to several Hindu temples, including the Adhar Devi Temple, carved out of solid rock, the Shri Raghunathji Temple, and a Shaivite shrine and temple to Dattatreya atop Guru Shikhar. A footprint of Vishnu is on top of Mount Abu.
Also it is the world headquarters of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a NGO affiliated to United Nations Organization which strives for betterment of the society spreading peace, purity and bliss.
The nearest railway station is at Abu Road, in the lowlands southeast of the mountain. The station is on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad.
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| Resource Specification | | CustomTeaserText: | Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state, in western India. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar, at 1722 meters above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert', as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. The town of Mount Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan, is located at 1220 meters elevation. | | Date Added: | 21pm31UTC_f2005Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:25:33 +000007pm31 |
| Last Updated: | 21pm31UTC_f2005Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:25:33 +000007pm31 | | Author: | admin |
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