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Mt Abu is situated in the south-west of Rajasthan on a
hilly plateau about 22 km long by six km wide, The main
part of the town extends along the road in from Abu Road,
down to Nakki Lake.
Nakki Lake It is a holy lake because this was made by a
God using his nails.
Nails means “Nakh” & that is why it is called Nakki
Lake.
The lake is surrounded by hills, several parks and some
strange rock formations.
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This 290 sq km wildlife sanctuary, eight km north-east
of Mt Abu, is home to panthers, bears, sambars, fox,
wild boar and birds. It spreads through forested hills,
including1721m high Guru Shikhar. In the sanctuary is
Trevor's Tank, a small reservoir which was built and
named after an English engineer.
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This ancient Durga temple built in a natural cleft in
the rock. You have to stoop to get through the low
entrance to the temple. There are good views over Mt Abu
from up here.
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These Jain temples are Mt Abu's main attraction and
among the finest examples of Jain architecture in India.
The complex includes two temples in which the art of
carving marble reached unsurpassed heights. The older of
the temples is the Vimal Vasahi, built in 1031 and
dedicated to the first tirthankar, Adinath. Forty-eight
elegantly carved pillars form the entrance to the
courtyard. The later Tejpal Temple is dedicated to
Neminath, the 22nd tirthankar, and was built in 1230 by
the brothers Tejpal and Vastupal.
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Ranakpur complex is one of the biggest and most
important Jain temples in India, the extremely
beautiful. It lies in a remote and quiet valley of the
Aravalli Range 60 km from Udaipur. The main temple is
the Chaurnukha Temple, or Four Faced Temple, dedicated
to Adinath, the first tirthankar. Built in 1439,this
huge, beautifully crafted and well kept marble temple
has 29 halls supported by1444 pillars, no two of which
are alike. Within the complex are two other Jain
temples- to Neminath and Parasnath - and, a little
distance away, a Sun Temple. "The Amba Mata Temple is
one km from the main complex.
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