Girnar Jain Temples (Neminath)
The group of Jain temples on Girnar's first summit, led by the 12th-century Neminath temple. The 22nd Tirthankara Neminath is believed to have attained nirvana here, making Girnar a supreme Jain pilgrimage.
About
- Type
- Temple / pilgrimage
- from Keshod (by road)
- 42.8 km
- Time
- 39 min drive
- straight-line
- 37.5 km
- Direction
- North-east from Keshod
- Coordinates
- 21.5266, 70.5222
Map
From Wikipedia
There is a group of temples of Jainism on Mount Girnar near Junagadh in Junagadh district, Gujarat, India. From the 14 temples that are on the hill about 3500 to 4000 steps from bhavnathi taleti and sahesavan, diksha and kevalgyan kalyanak bhumi and nirvan kalyanak bhumi most all the temples belong to the Śvetāmbara sect, only one or two belong to the Digambara sect. The hill and some of the temples are considered sacred by both Digambara and the Śvetāmbara branches of Jainism.
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