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Aravalli Range


• Sacred Geography:

► River Banas Udgam → Khamnor Hills, Aravalli Range

► River Luni Udgam → Pushkar Valley, Aravalli Range

► River Sabarmati Udgam → Udaipur district, Aravalli Range

▬ River Gomati flows
Garbhor Charbhujaji

Sambhar Lake
Sambhar Shakambhari

Rajsamand Lake (River Gomati was dammed to create this lake)



• Pilgrimages:

Aravalli Range (Rajasthan):
Banas (512 km) - Luni (495 km) - Sabarmati (371 km) - Banganga (240 km) Udgam
- Khamnor Hills (Banas Udgam)
- Nag Pahar (Luni Udgam)
- Udaipur Aravalli (Sabarmati Udgam)
- Virat Nagar Hills (Banganga Udgam)
...
- Pushkar (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Sarovar)
- Siwar Ghushmeshwar (Jyotirlinga)
- Udaipur Eklingji
- Virat Nagar Ambika (Shakti Peetha) (Banganga flows)
- Sakrai Shakambhari
- Sambhar Shakambhari
- Nathdwara (Pancha Dwarka) (Banas flows)
- Kankroli Dwarka (Pancha Dwarka)
- Garbhor Charbhujaji (Gomati of Rajasthan flows)
- Seventri Roop Narayanji


Lord Brahma Pushkar Lake Pushkar (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Sarovar)
(Ajmer district, Rajasthan)

Gayatri Temple Hill
Savitri Temple Hill
Pushkar Lake
(Aravalli Range)
(Padma Purana)

- Lord Brahma threw a Lotus from his Hand in Pushkar and performed a Yagna in Pushkar.
- Lord Varaha abides in Pushkar (which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) since ancient times.
- Devi abides in Pushkar as Manivedaka Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Gayatri).

Siwar Ghushmeshwar Temple Siwar Ghushmeshwar Temple Siwar Ghushmeshwar Temple Siwar Ghushmeshwar (Jyotirlinga)
(Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan)

Devgiri Hill
Lake Shivalaya
(Aravalli Range)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva revived the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother and abides as Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga (identified with Siwar Ghushmeshwar).

Udaipur - Eklingji Temple, Udaipur district, Rajasthan Udaipur
(Udaipur district, Rajasthan)

(Aravalli Range)

- Lord Shiva abides in Udaipur Kailashpuri temple complex as Sri Eklingji.

Virat Nagar - Devi Ambika Temple, Jaipur district, Rajasthan Virat Nagar (Shakti Peetha)
(Jaipur district, Rajasthan)

▶ River Banganga Udgam
(Aravalli Range)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Mahabharata - Virata Parva)

- Devi abides in Virat Nagar as Virata Shakti Peetha (identified with Virat Nagar Ambika).

Sakrai Shakambhari Temple Sakrai
(Sikar district, Rajasthan)

Aravalli Hills
(Aravalli Range)

- Devi abides in Sakrai as Devi Shakambhari.

Sambhar Shakambhari Templen Sambhar
(Jaipur district, Rajasthan)

Sambhar Lake
Aravalli Hills
(Aravalli Range)

- Devi abides in Sambhar as Devi Shakambhari. The temple of Devi Shakambhari is near the Sambhar lake which is said to have been converted by the Devi from a dense forest.

Nathdwara - Shrinathji Temple Nathdwara (Pancha Dwarka)
(Rajsamand district, Rajasthan)

Aravalli Hills
(Aravalli Range)

- Sri Krishna abides in Nathdwara as Shrinathji in the form of a 7-year old infant. The idol of Shrinathji emerged from the Govardhan Hill and is worshipped by the Vallabha sampradaya.

Kankroli Dwarka - Dwarkadheesh Temple Kankroli Dwarka (Pancha Dwarka)
(Rajsamand district, Rajasthan)

Aravalli Hills
(Aravalli Range)

- Sri Krishna abides in Kankroli Dwarka as Sri Dwarkadheesh.

Garhbor - Charbhujaji Temple Garbhor
(Rajsamand district, Rajasthan)

Aravalli Hills
River Gomati flows
(Aravalli Range)

- Lord Vishnu abides in Garbhor as Sri Charbhujaji.

Seventri - Roop Narayanji Temple Seventri
(Rajsamand district, Rajasthan)

Aravalli Hills
(Aravalli Range)

- Lord Vishnu abides in Seventri as Sri Roop Narayanji.


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