Palitana
Sign in to savethumb|Shatrunjay Tirth, largest cluster of temples in the world at Palitana in Gujarat 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.
Key facts
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- Palitana
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- Town
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- Palitana
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- View of Palitana
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- India Gujarat
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- right
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- Palitana
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- Location in Gujarat, India
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- Gujarat
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- District
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- Bhavnagar
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- 1812
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- Municipal
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- Palitana municipal corporation
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Palitana temples
- Vegetarianism
- Cuisine
- Demographics
- Transportation
- References
thumb|Shatrunjay Tirth, largest cluster of temples in the world at Palitana in Gujarat 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.
In 2014, Palitana became the first city in the world to be officially declared vegetarian, prohibiting the sale of meat, fish, and eggs, in alignment with its strong Jain ethical values. Located approximately 50 kilometres southwest of Bhavnagar, the city was historically a princely state during British rule.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palitana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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