Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state, in western India. It is located in Sirohi District. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar, at 1722 meters above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert', as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. The town of Mount Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan, is located at 1220 meters elevation. The Aravalli Range The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 300 miles northeast-southwest across Rajasthan state. ... Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. ... Guru Shikhar, a peak at an altitude of 5,676 feet (1722 meters), is the highest point in Rajasthan. ... Kalimpong town as viewed from a distant hill. ...

Mount Abu is the highest peak in the vicinity, and is a popular retreat from the heat of Rajasthan and nearby Gujarat for centuries. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1960, and covers 290 km² of the mountain. Gujarat (Gujarati: , Hindi: ; , IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes Gujarath) contained many of the former Princely states of India, and is the second-most industrialized state in the Republic of India after Maharashtra. ... Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is located in one of the oldest mountain ranges of India - the Aravalli range. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Mount Abu is home to a number of Jain temples. The Dilwara Temples are a complex of temples, carved of white marble, that were built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The Vimal Vasahi temple is the oldest, built in 1031 by Vimal Shah, and dedicated to the first of the Jain Tirthankaras. The Lun Vasahi Temple, built in 1231 by the brothers Vastupal and Tejpal, who were ministers of Raja Vir Dhawal, a local ruler of Gujarat who belonged to the Porwal Jain community. Nearby Achalgarh is a fort, built in the fourteenth century by Rana Kumbha of Mewar, which encloses several beautiful Jain temples, including the Achaleswar Mahadev Temple (1412) and the Kantinath Temple (1513). JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... The Jain Dilwara temples of India are located about 2½ kilometers from Mount Abu, Rajasthans only hill station. ... Venus de Milo, front. ... Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ... In Jainism, a Tirthankara (Fordmaker) is a human who achieved enlightenment, became a Jiva, and whose religious teachings have formed the canon of Jainism; although not Gods, statues of Tirthankaras are found in temples. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. ...

The mountain is also home to several Hindu temples, including the Adhar Devi Temple, carved out of solid rock, the Shri Raghunathji Temple, and a Shaivite shrine and temple to Dattatreya atop Guru Shikhar. A footprint of Vishnu is on top of Mount Abu. A Hindu (archaic Hindoo), as per modern definition is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of the Indian subcontinent and the island of Bali. ... Shaivism, also Saivism, is a branch of Hinduism that worships Siva as the Supreme God. ... Guru Shikhar, a peak at an altitude of 5,676 feet (1722 meters), is the highest point in Rajasthan. ... For other uses of the name Vishnu, see Vishnu (disambiguation). ...

The town of Mount Abu is the world headquarters of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a Hindu breakoff group that has been labeled by critics as a cult. Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation, or Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya . Teaches meditation, a version of Raja Yoga, not to be confused with classical Patanjalis Raja Yoga. ...

The nearest railway station is at Abu Road, in the lowlands southeast of the mountain. The station is on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad. Image:Nakki Lake - Abu Abu Road is a town in Sirohi District of Rajasthan state in western India. ... Indian Railways (IRY) is the state-owned railway company of India. ... Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Baháí House of Worship is one of the most famous landmarks in Delhi. ... Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ in Gujarati) or Ahmadābād is the largest city in Gujarat and the 7th largest city in India, with a population of 5 million. ...