Palitana, a city in the Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, has made history by becoming the first city in the world to ban the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food, as per the reports. This ...

This is a place of peace and self reflection. At first glance, Palitana may appear like a silent town. Situated in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, the town has a beautiful backdrop. Rising above is a ...

The small town of Palitana in western India is home to the highest concentration of temples belonging to the Jain faith. There is a network of 1,500 of them packed densely together on the hillside ...

Built over 900 years, the Palitana Temples are 853 in number and dedicated to the Jain Thirthankars. The main temple is dedicated to Lord Rishabdev, the first Tirthankar. The temples, which were built ...

Counted among the holiest shrines of Jainism in the world, Palitana's Shetrunjay Hill will soon be a plastic-free zone. Sources said over 400 volunteers came to Palitana from Mumbai last month and ...

The Gujarat government is mulling over demands for the creation of a vegetarian zone in Palitana town in Bhavnagar district following the now-concluded hunger strike by Jain monks. Around 200 monks in ...

Located in Gujarat, Palitana lies at the foothills of Shatrunjaya Hill. It is a small town that has owned the pride of being one of the most sacred tirth (pilgrimage) for Jains with almost 900 temples ...

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For the devout Jain, Saurashtra is usually synonymous with the country’s main Jain pilgrimage site of Palitana, more specifically the collection of Jain temples on the top of the holy Shatrunjaya hill ...

Dedicated to Lord Adeshwara, one of the prominent Tirthankars. It is believed that it is the first temple to be built on the Shatrunjaya hills. In the temple, you can see friezes of dragons ...