File:Junagadh, Girnar Hill, pilgrim girls (9713832130).jpg

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Junagadh, Girnar Hill, climbing the mountain. Same girls as in the next picture, www.flickr.com/photos/azwegers/9710587595. Here: 2 hours earlier, climbing up.

Girnar (also known as Girnar Hill or Girinagar or Revatak Pravata) is a collection of mountains in the state of Gujarat, India, situated near Junagadh.

Girnar, the mountain and its range are considered sacred and an important pilgrimage site for both Jains and Hindus, who gather here during the Girnar Parikrama festival. Significantly famous among Shiva devotees for the mystic space-time of the mountain range with known presence and turnover of different sects of Sadhu Babas, Nath sect, different Jain Tirthankaras to Girnar, its typical flora and fauna, the famous Maha Shivratri fair, Girnar hosts a number of temples and some historical spots across its range. Amidst the lush green Gir Forest, the mountain range serves as the hub of religious activity.

For Hindus this place is considered holy as Dattatreya stayed there. According to tradition, Pavahari Baba was first initiated into the mysteries of practical yoga on the top of mount Girnar. This mountain was considered holy to Buddhists as well.

(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girnar)
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Author Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium
Camera location21° 31′ 39.72″ N, 70° 30′ 53.42″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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