Pālītāṇā (Śatruñjaya)

Jainism · Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India

Pālītāṇā is home to Śatruñjaya hill, crowned by hundreds of marble Jain temples built over many centuries. It is among the holiest sites of Śvetāmbara Jainism, especially associated with the first Tīrthaṅkara, Ṛṣabhadeva (Ādinātha).

Pilgrims climb thousands of stone steps to the summit in the early morning and descend before evening, since by tradition no one stays on the sacred hill overnight. The temples close during the monsoon months. The town is vegetarian by law and custom.

Gujarat, India · Jainism · Ṛṣabhadeva (Ādinātha) · Closed in monsoon

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