Top 10 places to visit in Mount Abu
The Mount Abu is a famous hill station of Rajasthan and it
is present in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan . This hill station is 450 Km
away from the capital Jaipur and It is 250 Km away from nearby airport . it is
240 km away from the Ahmedabad .
Journey to Mount Abu –
There is a special railway station in Mount Abu and bus stand
is also available in the name of mount Abu . If you interest to visit the hill
station – then we have climb 4 to 5 km of mountain area . You can take bike and
car in rent from the locality .
Tourists place in Mount Abu –
Dilwara jain temple –
The Dilwara Jain temple is 3 km away
from the Mount Abu hill station . This temple is located on the Aravalimountain . The are five swetambara jain temples are present . The temple is not
so beautiful from outside , but the inside architecture and carving style are attractive
in nature . It is one of the best Jain architecture in India .
Other temples in Dilwara
Neminath temple of Mount Abu - This temple was was
constructed in 1230 A.D . There are around 360 marble stature in the temple , There
are many temple of different jain tirthanka is present in the dilwara temple –
such Rishavnath temple , Parshivnath temple and Mahaveer swami temple .
GURU SIKHARA –
This temple is located at the highest peak of
Aravali mountain range and it is 16 km away from the Mount Abu hill station . this
temple is famous for lord Brahma , lord Vishnu and lord shive and Datta treya
temple is located in this region . due to the high altitude – you can enjoy the
scenery of nature Aravali mountain range and its forest area .
Nakki Lake –
This Nakki lake is located in the centre of Mount Abu and it is located near the Rauli mountain and it is a man made lake – it is the only one man made lake – which is located at a high altitude . This is a best place for boating and photography for all . This is the most busiest place in Mount Abu . This is the best location in the Mount Abu region – due to this around 60% of hotels are present near the lake .
Achal Garh fort of Mount Abu –
This Achal Garh fort is 9 Km away from the Mount Abu and it
is located at the northern side of the Mount Abu . This fort is located at the
highest peak area and you enjoy the beauty of Mount Abu from the fort . There
is a temple of lord shive near the fort and it is known as the Achaleswaratemple . There is a pond near the fort is known as Mandakini talab .
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary –
It is the sanctuary of the Rajasthan – which is located in
the mountain region and it is spread over 300 square kilo metre . It was
established in 1960 and this area is rich is biodiversity . You explore famous
flora and fauna of rajasthan . You can 850 species of plant and 260 species of
birds , and animal like tiger bear , deer etc .
TREVOR’S TANK –
This is a
crocodiles sanctuary and it is 6
km away from the Mount Abu . This area provides a better shelter for crocodiles
, bear , aquatic bird .
GOMUKH TEMPLE – of Mount Abu –
This temple is dedicated to Lord Basista and this temple is 5 km far away from the Mount Abu . In this temple you can find Ram , laxman , sita and sage basista as diety .
ARBUDA DEVI TEMPLE –
The Arbuda Devi temple is 3 km away
from the Mount Abu and it has 300 ladder at the entrance . This temple also
known as the Vaishnodevi of Razasthan . Arbuda devi is worshiped as kuldevi of
kurmar .
TOAD ROCK – it is one of the best
attraction of Mount Abu – the appearance of this rock is like a frog – thatswhy
it is known as toad rock and it is located near the Nakki lake .
Sunset point –
Brahmakumari Peace park –
The Brahmakumari peace park is 9
km away from the Mount Abu . This peace park is located in between Achalgarh
Fort and Guru Sikhara . This park provides a better environment for meditation
. There is a rose garden inside the park .
Omm Shanti Bhaban –
The Omm Shanti Bhawan also known as universal
peace hall and it was built in 1983 and here 16 language translation facility
available and 6000 sitting capacity . Every day around 10 thousand people are
coming to this Omm Shanti Bhaban . There is spiritual museum in the mount Abu –
it also known as world spiritual museum .
RISHIKESH TEMPLE AND WATER FALL –
It is one of the oldest temple of
Mount Abu and it was built by Raja Amakrishna – the temple was named After his
istha deva Rishikesh . Here the king was able to perform 100 aswamedha Yagya .
Here a water fall also present known as Rishikesh water fall .
Raghunath temple –
The Raghunath temple is located
near the Nikki lake and it is 700 year old temple and dedicated to lord Shree
Ram . This temple was built under the influence of Rajput Architecture .
Govt Museum of Mount Abu –
Shankara math -
There is a 10 feet Shiva ling in
this math and other temple like lal madir , sambhu Narayana temple . Champa
cave etc