The Girnar Mountain is located in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, India. It is an important pilgrimage site for Hindus and Jains. Since the 3rd century, it has been one of the major religious places covered with 866 Hindu and Jain temples spread over the summits.
One needs to climb the 9999 steps to reach the final summit. Girnar Mountain is a sacred place for both Digambar and Shwetambar Jains. Amba Mata Temple Gorakshanath Temple and Dattatreya Temple are the major pilgrimage sites for the Hindu pilgrims.
There is a Tirthankara Neminath temple, a religious place for Jain devotees at Girnar, hence they call Girnar as Neminath Mountain. Udan Khatola is about to complete the construction and launch of India’s most technically advanced ropeway at Girnar. The ropeway length is 2126.4 meters having the ultra modern cabins.
The ropeway will take pilgrims to Ma Ambaji temple at Girnar providing immense convenience to people who are otherwise unable to climb 5000 steps to reach the sumit. The Ropeway is the largest one in Gujarat.
Address: Girnar Udankhatola Nr. Sudarshan Talav, Bhavnath Taleti, Junagadh - 362004
Nearest Railway Station:Junagadh
Near by Cities: Rajkot 114 km, Jamnagar 160 km, Bhavnagar 205 km, Ahmedabad 338 km, Bhuj 346 km, Gandhinagar 350 km