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ref: www.palitanaonline.com The tourist portal of palitana city & other tourist spot around palitana. detail of palitana. famouse thing,speciality of palitana, etc, full detail. Palitana Is known as 'city of temple' because there are more than 1250 temples located on the shetrunjaya hills. The Palitana temples are considered the most sacred pilgrimage place (tirtha) by the Jain community. The main temple on top of the hill is dedicated to 1st tirthankar lord Adinath (Rishabdeva).

It is believed that every Jain should visit Palitana at least once in his lifetime. The mountain is associated with Rishabhdev, the first tirthankar, also known as Adinath. There are 24 tirthankar in jain religion .It is believed that 23 tirthankars comes here.

The town is considered by many Jains to be more important than the temple covered hills of Jharkhand, Mt Abu and Girnar.

Among the most important temple here is the Chaumukh temple.The Adiswara temple is probably the most profusely decorated in Palitana, its ornate pillars and roofs decorated with intricately cut marble in the shape of dragons. Other temples worth architectural mention are the Sampriti Raja and Kumarpal. The Beautiful Kadamgiri Hill is Located 30 KM from Palitana,Before 2500 year Jain God Neminath preached to Jain at kadamgiri hill and Matangdev,Matangeshwar Shiva was the 10th Incarnation of Lord Shiva,He preached to Poor Sinbhariya maheshwary meghwar at Kadamgiri hill Palitana. He had given the Right path of Dharma and happiness to Maheshwary Megwar,Neem Kangan is the religious Vow of Maheshwary meghvar for follow the rules of Dharama,so that every maheshwary meghvar taking Holy Neem kangan at Kadam giri hill and performing Holy BARMATI panth, Kadamgiri hill is Sacred Pilgrimage Tirth of Maheshwary meghvar of Kutch,Saurashtra, Sindh, Maharashtra and MP state of India,reference from http://mamaidev.vinzoda.com

Palitana was the capital of a princely state of the Gohil Rajput clan. It is also one of the greatest tourist attractions in Gujarat for foreign tourists. Every year millions of people come to visit these temples.

There are many other places around Palitana like Shatrunjaya River, ghetipagla, siddhavad, Hastgiri , Kadamgiri ,Talaja , adhidrip , kirthidham which is also nice place, each place has different importance and history.People whose come at Palitana must visit once to above place.