India 15 - Rajasthan (Chapter)

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Rajasthan


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Rajasthan


MT A BU


provides Rajasthanis, Gujaratis and a steady
flow of foreign tourists with respite from
scorching temperatures and arid beige ter-
rain elsewhere. It’s a particular hit with
honeymooners and middle-class families
from Gujarat.
Mt Abu town sits towards the southwest-
ern end of the plateau-like upper part of the
mountain, which stretches about 19km from
end to end and 6km from east to west. The
town is surrounded by the flora- and fauna-

rich, 289-sq-km Mt Abu Wildlife Sanctuary,
which extends over most of the mountain
from an altitude of 300m upwards.
The mountain is of great spiritual impor-
tance for both Hindus and Jains and has
more than 80 temples and shrines, most no-
tably the exquisite Jain temples at Delwara,
built between 400 and 1000 years ago.
Try to avoid arriving in Diwali (October
or November) or the two weeks following,
when prices soar and the place is packed. Mt

MtAbu
æSights 10 ShriGaneshHotel...................................B2
1 WorldRenewalSpiritualMuseum........B2
BrahmaKumarisPeaceHall& úEating
Museum.........................................(see1) 11 Arbuda......................................................C2
2 NakkiLake................................................B1 12 ChachaCafe.............................................C2
3 RaghunathTemple.................................B2 13 KanakDiningHall....................................D3
14 Sher-e-PunjabHotel...............................C2
ØActivities,Courses&Tours
4 BoatRental...............................................B 1 ûDrinking&Nightlife
MtAbuTreks....................................(see6) 15 CafeCoffeeDay.......................................C 2
16 CafeShikibo.............................................B2
ÿSleeping 17 PoloBar....................................................B2
5 ConnaughtHouse...................................D2
6 HotelLakePalace....................................B 1 ïInformation
7 HotelSamrat...........................................C 2 RailwayReservationCentre..........(see 18 )
8 KishangarhHouse..................................D 2 18 TouristReceptionCentre.......................D 3
9 MushkilAasan..........................................D1

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