Why visit Pālitāna
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Shri Vishal Jain Museum.
Weather in Pālitāna
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About Pālitāna
Palitana is a town in the Bhavnagar district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is one of the most significant pilgrimage destinations for followers of Jainism, renowned for the Shatrunjaya hill temples, a sprawling complex of over 900 marble temples considered among the holiest in Jainism.
From the Wikipedia article Palitana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Pālitāna on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship10
History
Palitana is associated with Śvetāmbaras legends and history. Ādinātha, the first of the Jain tirthankaras, is said to have meditated on the Shatrunjaya hill, where the Palitana temples were later constructed.
What eventually became Palitana State was founded in 1194. In 1656, Shah Jahan's son Murad Baksh (the then Governor of Gujarat) granted the village of Palitana to the prominent Jain merchant Shantidas Jhaveri. The management of the temples was assigned to the Anandji Kalyanji Trust in 1730.
During the British Raj, Palitana was a princely state in the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay presidency. It ceased to exist with the establishment of independent India in 1948.
From the History section of Palitana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare14
Map of Pālitāna
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
- Sihor 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Gariadhar 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Dungarpur 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Talāja 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Vartej 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
- Umrāla 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Dāmnagar 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
- Sidsar 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Alang 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Bhavnagar 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View of Palitana, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lord adinath statue palitana, Dyoungold, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shatrunjaya 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
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