The Dilwara Temple
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Tourists visiting Mount Abu should visit the Dilwara Jain Temples. If one leaves this destination out of one’s inventory; it’s like skipping the main theme while watching a movie. Just as Agra is famous for the Taj Mahal, so is Mount Abu famous for the Dilwara Jain temples. Tourists from all corners of the globe who have paid a visit to this temple have been awed, by the spectacular craftsmanship of the temple complexes. A large number of tourists who have witnessed this splendour in white marble feel that it should have been selected as one of the wonders of the world.
As far as I know, the Delwara Temples are the only temples where cameras are not permitted.
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Dilwara Jain Temple Mount Abu. DILWARA TEMPLE, MOUNT ABU
Achaleswar Mahadev Temple
The Achaleswar Mahadev Temple is enclosed within the impressive Fort of Achalgarh. Legend has it that it was created by Lord Shiva when he placed his feet on it to stop an earthquake. In the temple, there is a big idol of Nandi, on which Lord Shiva used to travel. It’s a temple more than 2,500 years old, and it is the only place on earth where the toe of Lord Shiva is worshipped. The narrow well on its ground is said to reach the centre of the earth
The Achalgarh Fort
The Achalgarh fort
Lord Shivas vehicle
