Mount Abu- Hill Station Near Jaipur

Mount Abu

Mount Abu-only hill station is located the Sirohi district in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan. The name Mount Abu refers to the mythical snake Arbuda who saved the life of Lord Shiva’s sacred bull and Nandi, thus named as Arbudaranaya that means the ‘forests of Arbuda’. Mount Abu is surrounded by lakes, rivers, forests and waterfalls with its highest point being ‘Guru Shikhar’. It is important

place in the Hindu mythology since the Vedic period and is referenced in the Puranas as the place where the sage Vashishta retired.

The distance between Jaipur and Mt Abu is approx 476 km. The convenient and fastest way to reach from Jaipur to Mt Abu is to take taxi/cab from Jaipur to Mt Abu.

Dilwara Temples

Dilwara Jain Temples is one of the most beautiful Jain temple known for its extraordinary architecture and superior to the Taj Mahal, built between 11th to 13th centuries AD. The complex of this temple consist of five major sections devoted to five Jain trithankaras: Shri Mahaveer Swami Temple - devoted to Lord Mahaveer the 24th Tirthankara of Jain's, Shri AdiNath Temple - dedicated to Shri Adinath Ji - The first Jain trithankar, Shri ParshavNath Temple - built by Mandika, Shri Rishabdaoji Temple - This temple is known as Pittalhari/Peethalhar temple because most of the statues are built using ‘Pittal’ (Brass Metal), built by Bhima Shah, a minister from Gujarat, Shri NemiNathJi Temple  - built by two brothers known as Tejpal and Vastupal.  Dilwara Jain Temples are open from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M. for tourists.

The Wildlife Sanctuary

The Wildlife Sanctuary Forest situated between the Aravalli Mountain, full of floral beauty and an evergreen forest. It contains various species of flora and fauna. The rare species are sambhar, bear, common mongoose, jungle cat, and wolf. These forests are also said to be the home of approx 250 species of birds with special one is the grey jungle-unique area.

 Nakki Lake

Nakki Lake was dugg by Gods or Devtas using their nails or nakh that's why the name Nakki Lake - Indian artificial lake granted a huge financial boost. Nakki Lake is the perfect place to spend your evening with your partner, friends and family. The lake surrounded with mountains, gardens and rock formations, a very good location for photography and a nice place for picnic with friends and family. This place is famous due to mahatma Gandhi’s ashes were immersed here.

Gurushikhar

 

Gurushikhar the highest peak of Mount Abu Situated at a height of 1722 meters from the sea-level, If you are traveling the beautiful Mount Abu, you should visit to Guru Shikhar-home to many beautiful and historic temples. Must visit the temple of Guru Dattatreya- Brahma, Vishnu and Siva.

A Glimpse of Pink City - Jaipur

Jaipur –Capital of Rajasthan, also called pink city due to used pink stone and its building’s color. It is very popular city in all over world for its culture and heritage tourist attraction. When you visit Jaipur, must visits a number of hill forts, series of places and number of palaces which are increase its divinity. Jaipur is famous for beautiful jewelry, fabrics, handicrafts, embroidered shoes and dye scarves. Jaipur city have romantic charm and glimpse of royalty and tradition. It is imperial city, amazing legends of romance and heroism. Jaipur is popular tourist place, located at 260 km from New Delhi and forms a part of Golden triangle along with Agra and as like gateway for other places such as Jodhpur, Jaislmer and Udaipur. Famous festival are Teej, Gangaur and Kite festival.

Places to Visit:

Amer Fort: It is located in Amber, 11 km from Jaipur known as Amer palace. This palace have beautiful structure and nice courtyard with Sheesh Mahal, Diwan-i-Aam and Sukh Mahal. Royal elephant ride and walk uphill is very famous. Also inspired by Hindu and Muslim Architecture.

Hawa Mahal: It is also called ‘Palace of the Winds’ and one of the tourist attraction place in Jaipur.it is very beautiful five-storey building of pyramid shape. It has 953 windows with lattice design and it looks very glamorous.

Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh: It is a beautiful garden, situated on Jaipur-Agra road. Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh fascinate the people for its amazing landscaping and charm. This garden designed on the theme of eternal lovers, Radha-Krishna. It is connected to Jaipur by roads and can be reached by local buses or you can also hire taxi or cab service from Jaipur to reach this garden.

Vidyadhar Garden Jaipur: This garden is very beautiful and was built in the memory of Jaipur's chief Architect, Vidyadhar Bhattacharya.In this garden the tranquil lakes, flower beds and close to the Sisodia gardens and it also have wonderful, sylvan lakes, terraced lawns and fountains.

Jantar Mantar: Combinition of religion, science and art, name given to a series of five, magnificent structures built in Jaipur, New Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura. The term 'Jantar Mantar' is taken from the Sanskrit terms 'Yantra' and 'Mantra' it means 'instruments' and 'formula' respectively.

Jal Mahal: Jal Mahal, also called the “Water Palace”, influenced by Mughal-Rajputana style of architecture- fascinates a large number of visitors from all over and it is stands in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake. It is five storey building in which four levels of the building submerge under water.

 One day cabs/taxi tour that includes the Amer fort, the Jal Mahal and the monkey temple will pay very efficient price. It is connect to Jaipur by bus and is on the main route between Jaipur and Amer, appears to float in the centre of Sagar Lake. 

Birla mandir: It is located in tilak nagar, jaipur, Rajasthan. This is known as Laxmi Narayan Temple, dominates the skyline of southern and is one of the most beautiful temple in Jaipur.

In this temple, 'Janmashtami' is celebrated with great enthusiasm and also dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. In the inner part of this temple magnificent shrine, beautifully sculpted idols of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi and others can be seen.

Nahargarh Fort: Nahargarh Fort was founded by Maharaja Jai Sawai Singh, stands at the top point of the Aravali hills and refers to "the Abode of Tigers”, therefore fort is also known as the Tiger Fort. It looks nice in the night.

How to reach

By Air-The Jaipur Airport is located at Sanganer. It has the facility of flights to Delhi, Jodhpur, Hyderabad and Pune. When you reached at the airport, hire a taxi/cabs and visit city.

By Train-There are several trains which connect Jaipur to Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, and Jodhpur. Every train stops at Jaipur junction and some of trains stop at Gandhinagar and Durgapara.

By Road-Jaipur, the pink city is connected with all major cities of India through National Highways. There's also a very good cabs service between Jaipur and Delhi and buses provided by Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC).