Places to visit nearby destination - Mandu
Achalgarh Achalgarh, situated around
11 kilometres from Mt. Abu, offers superb
views of the surroundings. It houses the Achalgarh
Fort, built in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha.
The ninth-century Achaleshwar Temple situated
here is believed to have Shiva’s toeprints,
a brass Nandi and a deep hole that is supposed
to reach the netherworld. Nearby is the Mandakini
Tank, where the image of Adi Pal, a Paramar
king, along with three large stone buffaloes
pierced with an arrow is a major attraction.
Guru Shikhar Around 15 km from Mt. Abu
is Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli
range (1,721 metres). There is a certain serenity
about the temple built atop this peak. The
temple might just have stepped out of a fairy
tale, with only a small portion in pink jutting
out of an otherwise plain white chalk building.
Inside is a shrine of Dattatreya, an incarnation
of Lord Vishnu while outside, a little distance
from its door, is a huge brass bell, which
stands as a sentinel overlooking the lush
greenness of Mount Abu. The view from Guru
Shikhar, especially at dawn, is marvellous.
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