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Palitana is associated with Śvetāmbaras legends and history. Ādinātha, the first of the Jain tirthankaras, is said to have meditated on the Shatrunjaya hill, where the Palitana temples were later constructed. [citation needed] What eventually became Palitana State was founded in 1194.
The Palitana temples, often known only as Palitana, are a large complex of Jain temples located on Shatrunjaya hills near Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India.Also known as "Padliptapur of Kathiawad" in historic texts, the dense collection of almost 900 small shrines and large temples have led many to call Palitana the "city of temples". [1]
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The river Shatrunji flows about one mile to the north of the village. It is an ancient village and is famous as having been the site of a temple of the Khodiar Mata in the time of Ra Navghan I of Junagad, who was carried here by his nurse when an infant at the time Junagadh was taken and Ra Dyas slain by the king of Anhilwad Patan.
Shatrunjaya or Shetrunjaya ("place of victory against inner enemies") [1] originally Pundarikgiri, are hills located by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. They are situated on the banks of the Shetrunji River at an elevation 164 feet (50 m) above sea level.
The Palitana temples of Jainism on Mount Shatrunjaya, Palitana are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Śvetāmbara Jain community. [11] Palitana is the world's only mountain with more than 900 temples. [12] Delhi folks and others visit the shrine of Shehenshah-e-Gujarat Hazrat Syed Ali Meera Datar in Unava (Mehsana), Gujarat.
Śvetāmbara lay followers visit Palitana temples in huge numbers on this day, every year and circumambulate the entire region of Palitana hills in a single day. The walk is 15-18km long along a hilly terrain. This walk is also known as the 6-Gau Yaatra (walk of visiting 6 villages). [70]
A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. [1] Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings generally reflect the prevailing style of the place and time they were built.