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TARANGA HILLS

TARANGA HILLS

(Jain pilgrimage in the lap of mountains)

Taranga Jain temples
Taranga, is one of the major jain pilgrimage centre in india situated in aravalli range near kheralu in mehsana district gujarat.It is the temple of Shri ajitnath bhagvan, the second Tirthankara. This temple was built by Chaulukya king Kumarapala in  1121 under the advice of his teacher Acharya Hemachandra.There were 14 temples of Svetambara and 5 temples of Digambara, these are two main branches of jainism.Here 4th to 8th century monuments also available.This place is also associated with Buddhism.

About Temple:
 Tarangaji Jain temple
The red interior of the temple throws out in strong relief the 2.75 m white marble figure of Ajitnath, the second Tirthankara seated in the shrine, decorated with precious stones let into the marble. On the right hand side of the temple, there are footprints of Rishabha and of the 20 Tirthankaras and on the left hand side, there are a temple of Gaumukha, the Samavasarana, and the Jambudvipa painting. On the outer platform of the main temple, there are idols of Padmavati and Kumarapala himself.
Other attractions:
There is a beautiful location  surrounded by small hills and forest.There were many routs available for tracking on hills and also in forest.This tracking is not much hard and you will enjoy it very much !!!

Here you will find Digambara jain temples and Buddhist monuments also.There are also ancient cave shelters. Nearby cave, locally known as Jogida ni Gafa has a relics of four Buddhist statues known as Dhyani Buddhas under the Bodhivriksha. The cave was used by Buddhist monks years ago.
One more point, there is restriction in photography in temple compound.
How to reach there:
By road:Around 130 Kms from Ahmedabad, 50 Kms from Ambaji shrine and 56 Kms from Mehsana. Bus service and private vehicle rental are available from Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Patan, Siddhpur and Ambaji. Your bus will drop you off at Timba near Danta. You can get a shared (Rs. 15-20/-) or private (Rs. 80/-) jeep for the 8 km to Taranga.

By rail:The nearest major railway stations are Visnagar (38 kms), Mehsana (52 kms), Unjha (54 kms) & Vijapur (60 kms) approx. A slow local train also travels from Mehsana to Taranga (2 hrs.) The temple is 5 km from the railway station.

By air:The nearest Airport is Ahmedabad, around 125 Kms from Taranga.

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What else you can plan with it ?
If you are planning to visit Ambaji pilgrimage and mount abu, you can add Taranga hills also in your list, it will make your journey more fruitful.

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