The Śvetāmbara (also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara.

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Bahuchara Mata (translit; translit) is a Hindu goddess of chastity and fertility in her maiden aspect, of the incarnation of the Hinglaj. Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh and Bahuchara Mata are Hindu temples in Gujarat.

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Bhadrakali

Bhadrakali (IAST: Bhadrakālī) is a Hindu goddess.

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Bhil

Bhil or Bheel refer to various indigenous groups inhabiting western India, including parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and are also found in distant places such as Bengal and Tripura.

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Chaitra

Chaitra is a month of the Hindu calendar.

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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India.

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Garba (dance)

Garba (Gujarati: ગરબા) is a form of Gujarati dance which originates from the state of Gujarat, India.

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Goddess

A goddess is a female deity.

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Gujarat

Gujarat is a state along the western coast of India.

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Halol

Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Height above mean sea level

Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.

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Hindu temple architecture

Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many varieties of style, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell.

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Hindus

Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.

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Jain literature

Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion.

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Jain temples, Pavagadh

Jain temples, Pavagadh is a group of seven Jain temples located in Pavagadh Hill in the state of Gujarat.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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Jirawala Tirth

Jirawala Tirth is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Jirawala village of Sirohi District in Rajasthan, India.

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Kali

Kali (काली), also called Kalika, is a major Hindu goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction and death in Shaktism.

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Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh

Mahakali Mata Temple (or Mahakalimata) is a Hindu goddess temple complex and pilgrim centre at the summit of Pavagadh Hill in Panchmahal District, India, with in the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park. Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh and Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh are 10th-century Hindu temples, 10th-century establishments in India, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Hindu temples in Gujarat, Kali temples and Shakta pithas.

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Kalyansagarsuri

Kalyansagarsuri (c. 1577 CE1661 CE) was a 16th century Jain ascetic, reformer, philosopher, and researcher belonging to the Achal Gaccha of the Śvetāmbara Murtipujaka sect of Jainism.

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Kathiawar

Kathiawar is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about bordering the Arabian Sea.

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Koli people

The Koli is an agriculturist caste of India.

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Limbdi

Limbdi is a taluka in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Mahakali

Mahakali is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism.

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Mahmud Begada

Mahmud Begada or Mahmud Shah I was the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate.

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Mausoleum

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people.

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Monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

There are eleven different types of buildings at the UNESCO-protected Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park in Gujarat, India, including mosques, temples, granaries, tombs, wells, walls, and terraces. Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh and Monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park are Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Nakshatra

Nakshatra (translit) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.

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Navaratri

Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess.

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Palitana temples

The Palitana temples, often known only as Palitana, are a large complex of Jain temples located on Shatrunjaya hills near Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India.

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Panchmahal district

Panchmahal, also rendered as Panch Mahal, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India.

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Pavagadh Hill

Pavagadh Hill is situated within a plain in Panchmahal district, Gujarat, western India. Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh and Pavagadh Hill are Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park.

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Pavagadh ropeway

Pavagadh ropeway is a ropeway on Pavagadh hill in Pavagadh, Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India. Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh and Pavagadh ropeway are Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park.

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R. K. Trivedi

Ram Krishna Trivedi (1 January 1921 – 19 November 2015) was an Indian politician who was Governor of Gujarat from 26 February 1986 to 2 May 1990.

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Rishi

In Indian religions, a rishi is an accomplished and enlightened person.

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Sallekhana

Sallekhana (IAST), also known as samlehna, santhara, samadhi-marana or sanyasana-marana, is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism.

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Sati (Hindu goddess)

Sati (सती), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.

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Shakta pithas

The Shakti Pithas, Shaakta Pithas or Sati Pithas (शाक्त पीठ,, seats of Shakti) are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-centric denomination in Hinduism.

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Shikhara

Shikhara (IAST), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples.

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States and union territories of India

India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.

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Sufism

Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.

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Tapa Gaccha

Tapa Gaccha is the largest Gaccha (monastic order) of Śvetāmbara Jainism.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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Vishvamitra

Vishvamitra (विश्वामित्र) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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Yantra

Yantra (यन्त्र; 'Machine'/'Contraption')) is a geometrical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions. Yantras are used for the worship of deities in temples or at home; as an aid in meditation; and for the benefits believed given by their occult powers based on Hindu astrology and tantric texts.

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Yati

Yati, historically was the general term for a monk or pontiff in Jainism.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalika_Mata_Temple,_Pavagadh

Also known as Kalikamata Temple.

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See also

10th-century Hindu temples

10th-century establishments in India

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

Kali temples

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