Mount Abu

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Mount Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan, situated very close to the Rajasthan-Gujarat border, in the Aravali hills. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22km long by 9 km wide.


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The nearest railhead is Abu Road, about 25 kms away, in the lowlands. Abu Road is on the railway line from Ahmedabad to Marwar Junction (onwards to Jaipur and Delhi or Jodhpur).

At Abu Road, car-taxis and cabs are available as well as state transport and private buses to take you to Mt Abu.

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See

  • Dilwara Temples Beautiful Jain temples, carved of white marble, built between the 11th and 13th centuries AD.
  • Toad Rock
  • Nakki Lake
  • Sunset Point
  • Brahma Kumari's World Spiritual University World headquarters
  • Guru Shikhar At 1722 meters above sea level, this is the highest peak of the Aravali range
  • Achalgarh A short distance away, a fort built in the 14th century by Rana Kumbha of Mewar. Also houses Jain temples, Achaleswar Mahadev Temple (1412AD) and the Kantinath Temple (1513AD)
  • Adhar Devi Temple
  • Shri Raghunathji Temple


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