Palitana
Palitana is a holy place for the Jains, a small mercantile community of Gujarat. The top of the Shetrunjaya, a nearby hill of 603 meters height, is covered with about 863 temples, some of which are of pure marble and dates as far back as the eleventh century. The Shetrunjaya is one of the five sacred hills of the Jains. The other two in Gujarat being the Girnar and the Taranga on which are also constructed temples dedicated to Jain Tirthankaras. These holy places have a number of Dharmashalas where pilgrims can stay.
Palitana is a holy place for the Jains, a small mercantile community of Gujarat. The top of the Shetrunjaya, a nearby hill of 603 meters height, is covered with about 863 temples, some of which are of pure marble and dates as far back as the eleventh century. The Shetrunjaya is one of the five sacred hills of the Jains. The other two in Gujarat being the Girnar and the Taranga on which are also constructed temples dedicated to Jain Tirthankaras. These holy places have a number of Dharmashalas where pilgrims can stay.
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