Palitana Jain Temples
- Location
- Palitana, Gujarat, India
- Deity
- Tirthankaras
- Built
- 11th-18th century
- Architecture
- Jain Maru-Gurjara
A cluster of 863 marble temples atop Shatrunjaya hill, one of the holiest sites in Jainism.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
The Palitana temples, often known only as Palitana, are a large complex of Jain temples located on Shatrunjaya hills near Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. Also known as "Padliptapur of Kathiawad" in historic texts, the dense collection of almost 900 small shrines and large temples have led many to call Palitana the "city of temples". It is one of the most sacred sites of the Śvetāmbara tradition within Jainism. The earliest temples in the complex date as far back as the 11th century CE.
Festivals
Festival dates follow the traditional calendar and vary each year — confirm dates with the official website.
Nearby Temples
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Directory listing Directory listing
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