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Palitana, India

cover photo by Daniele_Romagnoli

Location added by Renzo_zainoinspalla

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 10.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 21.536584555627027, 71.82422224603648 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Palitana, the Indian city where meat is prohibited by law. An entire city where the use and consumption of meat is prohibited because religion does not allow the slaughter of animals. Palitana, gujarat, India is a town where vegetarianism has been imposed. On a trip to Gujarat Palitana is undoubtedly a key stop for a yatra (pilgrimage) to palitana temples. At the top of the two hills of Shatrunjaya at 603 meters, the holiest of pilgrimages between the Jain community and the site, with its 863 marble temples and about 7,000 statues, is also the hill with the largest number of temples in the world. It takes about three hours of good walking to climb the 3,473 steps, carved into the rocks, to reach the top of the hill keeping quiet and you have to return from the hill before sunset.

Recommended equipment : throughout the area of the temples of Palitana it is absolutely forbidden to photograph, if you are surprised while photographing, photo equipment is requisitioned. Among the 863 Jain temples on the hill, only one is of another religion, if you can get accompanied by a guide on that temple, from there you can take a panoramic picture of the other temples.

Best months : It can be visited all year round but it is better to avoid monsoon seasons ranging from July to October.

How to get there : Bhavnagar Airport is the closest airport to Palitana and is 56 km away. Daily flights connect the airport with Mumbai

Visits : The entrance is free from sunrise to sunset but you have to get off the hill before sunset.

Notes :

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Sunrise: 06:16, Sunset: 19:21

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🌓 First Quarter, Brightness: 61%

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