Mont abu

mount abu introduction & sight seeing

1. MOUNT ABU

2. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India, near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. INTRODUCTION

3. Mount Abu’s’ history has been in the mythology since centuries.It is said that a serpent named ARBUDA saved Shiva’s bull.Nandi in Mount Abu and hence.It was ealier named as Mount Arbuda.Mount Abu is a home of many sages and saints in the olden days and a great sage VASHISHT lived there performing Yagnas for greater benefit of india and earth.Mount Abu a kingdom of Chauhan was a summer resort for rajput kings and later was headquarter of Rajsthan for british emperor . HISTORY

4. Mount Abu is located in the state of Rajsthan or at an altitude of 1219m above the sea level. It is located near the border of Gujrat and the mountain spreads over 22km lenght and 9km width. Gurushikhar is the highest peak in Mount Abu at about 1722m hight . Mount Abu is known for its good and cool weather because of green and dense forests, lakes and waterfalls. GEOGRAPHY

5. To reach Mount Abu by Rail: Abu Road is the nearest railway station just 28 KM from the main city, Which is very well connected by rail routes to New Delhi, Ahmedabad , Jaipur , and Mumbai.. To reach Mount Abu by Air: The nearest airport is Udaipur at a distance of 185 km, But Ahmedabad is having better connectivity and daily flights with other parts of the country and is just 221 KM from Mount Abu, from Ahmedabad or Udaipur To reach Mount Abu by Road: Mount Abu is well connected by road with major cities of the country, nearest national highway no. 14 is just 24 KM's . ACCESSIBILITY

6. PLACES OF INTEREST IN MOUNT ABU

7. Gurushkhar is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range and lies about 15 kilometres from Mount Abu. The height of the peak is 1722 meters from sea level an It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres (5,650 ft). [1] It is 15 km from Mount Abu and a road from there leads almost to the top of the mountain. [2] It is named Guru - Shikhar or 'the peak of the guru' after Dattatreya , an incarnation of Vishnu , and a cave at the summit contains a temple dedicated to him, plus one dedicated his mother, Anasuya , wife of sage Atri nearby. d the hill station of Mount Abu. GURUSHIKHAR

8. Nakki Lake in Mount Abu  truly defines romance in Rajasthan. Named as Love Lake of Mount Abu, it is also a largest manmade lake at the height of 11,000 meters in India. It is also a sacred lake for the Garacia tribe of Rajasthan and at the time of their festival in Shukla paksha which falls in April month it is the place of worship and remembrance of their ancestors. People consecrate their nails in the lake on this festival. It is the reason for naming of this lake as ' Nakki '. NAKKI LAKE

9. Dilwara Jain Temple are one of the world most beautiful and sacred pilgrimage of Jains in the world. Located just 2.5 km from Mount Abu , Rajasthan, Dilwara temples justifies the beauty of Mount Abu also as the only hill station of Rajasthan. Dilwara temples are known to have excellent architecture and incredible work of marble carvings. Some experts even think that Dilwara temples have better architecture than the Taj Mahal.There are five temples that comes under dilwara temple: Shri Mahaveer Swami Temple Shri AdiNath Temple or Vimal Vasahi Temple Shri ParshavNath Temple or Khartar Vasahi Temple Shri Rishabdaoji Temple or Peethalhar Temple Shri NemiNathJi Temple or Luna Vasahi Temple DILWARA JAIN TEMPLE

10. Mount Abu wildlife sanctuary is around 7km long and just 300m wide has the abundance of flora and fauna ,housing 112 plant families with 449 grnera and 820 species,it is loaded with flower magnificance,the rare species found here are sambhar,common langoor , wild boar,bear,jungle cat,indian fox etc. WILDLIFE SANCTUARY