Palitana

Palitana is a small town in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. It is 50 km from the district headquarters of Bhavnagar. Palitana is a major pilgrimage centre for the Jains. Shatrunjaya Hill is one of the main tourist sites of Palitama it is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of Jains. The temple is dedicated to the Jain Tirthankars. Apart from this another famous temple is the Chaumukh temple. It is called as Chaumukh temple because of its four-faced deity of Adinath enshrined on a marble pedestal in a shrine open on all four sides (an aberration in itself). Some other famous tourist attractions to visit are Adishwar Temple, Sampriti Raja, Kumarpal etc.