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Gujarat Hills


• Sacred Geography:

Girnar (गिरनार) or Raivataka (रैवतक) --> Girnar (Shiva) (Vishnu) (Dattatreya)



• Pilgrimages:

Girnar Kshetra (Vastrapatha Kshetra) - Place of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Devi Parvati, Dattatreya, Gorakhnath and Neminath:

Sri Neminath, Girnar Devi Amba, Mahurgad Sri Gorakhnath, Girnar Lord Dattatreya, Girnar - Girnar
(Junagadh district, Gujarat)

Foothills:
Shiva: Bhavnath Temple (foothills)
Vishnu: Damodar Kund (foothills)
Devi: Bagheswari Devi Temple (foothills)
Gorakhnath: Gorakhnath Ashram (foothills)

Hill climbing:
Neminath: Neminath Hill Temple (around 4000 steps)
Devi: Amba Devi Hill Temple (around 5000 steps)
Gorakhnath: Gorakhnath Hill Temple (around 6000 steps)
Dattatreya: Dattatreya Hill Temple (around 10000 steps)

- Girnar is the place where Lord Shiva abides as Bhavanatha.
- Girnar is the place where Lord Vishnu abides in the Damodara Kunda.
- Girnar is the place where Devi abides in the Ujiyanta Parvata.
- Girnar is the place where Tirthankara Neminath attained Nirvana.
- Girnar is the place where Yogi Gorakhnath performed penance.
- Girnar is the place where Lord Dattatreya performed penance.

Girnar Parvat (Mount Girnar)
(Girnar Mahatmya)
Lord Shiva left his vastra (garment) here and abided in invisible form. Later Devi Parvati, Lord Vishnu and other gods abided in this kshetra.
(Girnar Mahatmya)
• Lord Shiva told Devi Parvati about the greatness of Bhava in this kshetra.
(Girnar Mahatmya)
• Sage Bhadra told king Gaja about the greatness of Damodara in this kshetra.
(Girnar Mahatmya)


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Last updated on Apr-2026

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