Visit the Famous Jain Temple at Taranga Hills in Gujarat State in India

There are many places of pilgrimage for the Jains in India, mainly in the State of Gujarat. Taranga Hills is one of such famous place of pilgrimage for the Jains. Taranga Hill is located around 35 miles away from Mehsana, which is one of the main cities of Gujarat State. The direct train is available to reach Taranga from Ahmedabad. The Taranga hill is located in the village of Timba in Kheralu taluka of Mehsana district. The best way to reach here is by hired car or taxi from Ahmedabad. It is a one day outing from Ahmedabad. Taranga is around 30 miles away from famous Ambaji temple and around 18 miles away from Vadnagar.

Taranga Hills is around 1300 feet high from the mean sea level. Rupeni River originates from these hills. The famous river Sabarmati flows in the East of these hills. The Dharoi dam is constructed on river Sabarmati, which is very near to Taranga. There is a temple of lord Ajitnath on this hill. This temple was built by King Kumarpal in the year 1124. Thus this temple is around 900 years old. The base area of this temple is around 800 square feet. The main statue of lord Ajitnath is around 15 feet high and is considered as one of the biggest statues of India. The temple is around 260 feet high and is situated in the central place on Taranga Hills. The staircase is provided to reach to the top of the statue for performing the puja as the statue is very tall.