Shatrunjaya, Palitana

The hill of Shatrunjaya in Palitana, state of Gujarat, North-West India, is the main Jain pilgrim place. It is an amazing place. One of the best I visited during this whole trip. To reach there, one has to climb the hill, which is 600 m high (about 1800 ft). Prepare for a flood of temple pictures. There are 108 main temples and more than 800 smaller shrines. It's a city of temples.


Jain temple in the city of Palitana.






Ok, I really begin to look like an Indian. It's time to go back home.









I had to climb these stairs between 11 and 12 am. it was quite hot, and there was nearly no shadow on the way.



Hilltop

















































































































































It was possible to get on the top of the main temple, where renovation works were being done.



View from there
























Pictures from inside the temples were not allowed. There were a few wonders there as well.