According to the narration in
Skandapurana and Vishnupurana signing glory of Giranar,
the names like Raivat, Revatachal, Kumad and Ujjayanta
are also attributed to Giranar. It is believed that the
name Revatachal came from king Revat of Junagadh whose
daughter Revati was married to Balaram, elder brother of
Lord Krishna.
Hill fort of Giranar - the
proud beacon of the sturdy land of Sorath
Standing tall at a distance of
4 k.m. from the city of Junagdh, the mount of
Giranar is 3200 ft high. Rishi Dattatrey
performed rigorous 'Tapa' (penance) on the peak
of this mountain thousands of years ago. Today,
pilgrims come here for the 'Darshan' of the
steps of Dattatrey. Before one reaches to the "Dattatrey
tuk", one has to pass by the temple of Ambaji.
Behind the temple of Dattatrey, 'Sitavan' and 'Bharat
van' are located. The cave of Bhratruhari is
situated at Avartaka. Moving upward from here, a
700 year old temple of Ambaji is located at "Ambika
Shish". Moving ahead from Ambika Temple, there
is a fire place of Gorakhnath near Gorakhshikhar
and then one can behold the steps of Dattatrey.
On the Dattatraya peak, holy places like Pandav
Gufa, Sheshavan and Sitamadhi are situated. At
the foot of Giranar, a huge fair of Bhavanath
takes place on the day of shivaratri in the
month of February. It is said that Lord Shiva
appears at this place on this accession. Aghoris,
Naga Bavas and Enlightenedsaints come to take a
dip in the Mrugi Kund located at this place.
Millions of pilgrims undertake "Lill Parikrama"
(Walking around the mountain of Giranar) in the
month of Karatak after Divali. This is a
pilgrimage that has to be completed within 15
days.
Girnar
is accessible by road from:
Gandhiangar 355 kms
Ahmedabad 327 kms.
Rajkot 102 kms
Vadodara 396 kms.
Surat 563 kms.
Keshod 40 kms.
Nearest railway station - Junagadh
Nearest Airport - Keshod & Rajkot
Contact Details
Collector Junagadh & Member Secretary,
Giranar Vikas Samiti, Pavitra Yatra Dham.
Phone No.: (O) +91 285
2650201- 02
Phone
No.: (R) +91 285 2650203
Phone
No.: (M) +91 9879336999
Dep. Mamalatdar
Phone No.: (O) +91 285 2620151
Phone No.:
(F) +91 285 2651332
