Mount Abu Tours

Mount Abu is Rajasthan's only hill station. It used to be the summer resort of the royalty. The British East India Company finding the cooler environs of Mount Abu to be very congenial built a cantonment here and till India's independence in 1947 the British Imperial army occupied the cantonment.

Apart from evergreen hills and beautiful mountains, Mount Abu has many temples of the Jain sect. The Dilwara temple for instance is made out of the finest variety of Ambaji marble and the temple consists of the shrines of Adinath, Neminath, Mahavira, Rishavdeva and Pareshnath.

There is also the majestic Vimal Basahi temple which is dedicated to the first Jain tirthankar - Adinath. This temple was built by Gujrat's first Solanki king - Bhim Dev. He spent a stagering 18 crore 53 lakh rupees to complete this magnificent temple. There are 48 pillars and 52 gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon are enshrined in the temple.

The shimmering Nakki Lake in the center of Mount Abu is one of the most popular tourist site of Rajasthan. The lake is famous for its strange rock formations. The best known rock is Toad Rock which looks exactly like a Toad. There are other rock formations like Nun Rock, Nandi Rock etc. Beside the Nakki Lake is the 14th century Raghunath Temple.

In Mount Abu, there are various vantage points like Sunset point, Honeymoon Point, the Crags and Robert's Spur to name just a few. There is also the Adhar Devi temple which is 3 kms. out of town. A flight of 200 steps leads one to this holy Durga temple which is situated in a natural cleft of a rock. From the temple, the panoramic views of Mt. Abu is absolutely breath taking.

Worth visiting is Guru Shikhar which at 1721 metre happens to be the highest point of Rajasthan. The Atri Rishi Temple is located here.

10 kms. South-East of the town is Gaumukh where water gushes out from a marble made cow's mouth giving the shrine its name. The tank here is said to be the site of the sacrificial fire made by sage Vasishta from which four great Rajput clans were born.

The 14th century Raghunathji's temple which was founded by Guru Ramananda is also worth visiting where Guruji's foot prints are still preserved.

To the north of Nakki lake, there is Madhuvan and Om Shanti Bhavan which has been built by the Brahma Kumari World Spiritual University.

Make it a point to visit the Achaleshwar Temple, which was built in 813 A.D. The walls of the temple are adorned with images of Hindu gods and goddesses. A brass made Nandi too is here at this temple. Legend has it that from the Mandakini Kunda located in the temple premises, the demons used to drink ghee or butter until Raja Adipal killed them.

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