Girnar Parikrama Festival
The Girnar mountain ranges are considered to be sacred. It is an important pilgrimage site for both #Jains and #Hindus, who gather here during the #Girnar_Parikrama festival.
Girnar is one of the five major 'tirthas' attributed to the 'panchkalyanakas' of various 'Jain tirthankaras'..
HISTORY
The mountain Girnar is older than the #Himalayas and the #Jain #temples upon it are amongst the most ancient in the country; it is the #Nirvan_bhumi of 22nd #Tirthankara Neminath.
It is 3666 feet high, and is one of the most remarkable mountains in #India. From the city of #Junagarh, which is at an altitude of barely 351 feet only the top of Mount_Girnar can be seen, as it has in front of it lower hills, of which Jogniya, or Laso_Pawadi, 2527 feet; Lakhshman_Tekri, Bensla, 2290 feet high; and Datar, 2779 feet high, are the principals.
The Girnar mountain ranges are considered to be sacred. It is an important pilgrimage site for both #Jains and #Hindus, who gather here during the #Girnar_Parikrama festival.
Girnar is one of the five major 'tirthas' attributed to the 'panchkalyanakas' of various 'Jain tirthankaras'..
HISTORY
The mountain Girnar is older than the #Himalayas and the #Jain #temples upon it are amongst the most ancient in the country; it is the #Nirvan_bhumi of 22nd #Tirthankara Neminath.
It is 3666 feet high, and is one of the most remarkable mountains in #India. From the city of #Junagarh, which is at an altitude of barely 351 feet only the top of Mount_Girnar can be seen, as it has in front of it lower hills, of which Jogniya, or Laso_Pawadi, 2527 feet; Lakhshman_Tekri, Bensla, 2290 feet high; and Datar, 2779 feet high, are the principals.