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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 templ
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Shatrunjay Tirth, largest cluster of temples in the world at Palitana in Gujarat
Palitana Jain temples
Palitana temples
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The Palitana temples, often known only as Palitana, are a large complex of Jain temples located on Shatrunjaya hills near Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. Also known as "Padliptapur of
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…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…
Jain temples on Shatrunjaya hill near Palitana, Gujarat
The idol of Rishabhanatha inside main temple
An 1866 sketch of Palitana temples
An archive photo of one tonk of the Palitana temples (1860)