Palitana Temples
Nine hundred temples on Shatrunjaya, and no one sleeps up there.
- Where
- Palitana, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.5236, 71.8220
Get the Palitana Temples stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Palitana Temples. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Palitana Temples
Shatrunjaya 6.6 km
A range of hills above Palitana whose name means the place of victory over one's own enemies.
Velavadar Blackbuck National Park 62 km
Grassland, blackbuck and harriers coming in at dusk.
Shri Hanuman Mandir 71 km
Salangpur's Hanuman, called Kashtabhanjan Dev, which means the crusher of sorrows.
Sana Caves 90 km
Sixty two Buddhist caves cut into a hill in Gir Somnath, among the oldest in Gujarat.
Dumas Beach 105 km
A beach southwest of Surat that was once a burial ground, and that people still tell stories about after dark.
Surat Castle 109 km
A sixteenth century castle in Surat, built to hold off the raids that kept wrecking the city.
Gir National Park 115 km
The only place outside Africa where lions live wild, down to twenty animals a century ago and now several hundred.
Khambhalida Caves 119 km
Three Buddhist caves near Gondal with two large figures flanking the chaitya door.
More famous places to visit in Gujarat
Questions
Where is Palitana Temples?
Palitana Temples is in Palitana, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shatrunjaya (6.6 km), Velavadar Blackbuck National Park (62 km), Shri Hanuman Mandir (71 km).
How do I get the Palitana Temples stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Palitana Temples and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Palitana Temples before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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