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INDIA ::: JUNAGADH & GIRNAR
Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill
The Jain temple city on top of Girnar Hill
Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill Jain temples on Girnar Hill View from Girnar Hill
The Jain temple city on top of Girnar Hill
Carvings in the Vastupal temple Carvings in the Vastupal temple Carvings in the Vastupal temple Carvings in the Vastupal temple Carvings in the Vastupal temple
Carvings of dancers and musicians in the Vastupal temple on Girnar Hill
Kali statue Uparkot Fort Jami masjid Jami masjid Jami masjid
Kali statue Uparkot Fort Jami Masjid inside Uparkot Fort
Jami Masjid Buddhist Cave Muqbara of Baha-ud-din Muqbara of Baha-ud-din Muqbara of Baha-ud-din
Jami Masjid Buddhist Cave Muqbara of Sheikh Baha-ud-din
Mahabut Muqbara Mahabut Muqbara Muqbara of Sherkhanji Salabut Khanji Muqbara of Sherkhanji Salabut Khanji
Mahabut Muqbara Sherkhanji Muqbara  

Junagadh & Girnar Hill - Notes

The town of Junagadh doesn't attract many tourists but it has a lot of good things going for it. For most visitors, the main objective is the ascent of Girnar Hill (a gruelling two or three hour climb up around 7000 steps) to see the wonderful Jain temples. Junagadh is also a popular base for people making trips to the nearby Sasan Gir lion preserve.
Personally I really liked the town itself. It has some very distinctive indo-saracenic architecture (most notably the wonderfully over-the-top muqbaras) and an old fort, Uparkot, where you can fight your way through dense scrub in search of yet more old buildings.