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Pavagadh Hill is situated within a plain in Panchmahal district, Gujarat, western India.[1]

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  1. 45 relations: Abhinandananatha, Aerial lift, Aravalli Range, Aryarakshitsuri, Śrāvaka, Śvetāmbara, Champaner, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Chandraprabha, Deccan Traps, Dhadhar River, Digambara, Godhra, Government of Gujarat, Hill station, India, Jain literature, Jain temples, Pavagadh, Jainism, Jambughoda, Jirawala Tirth, Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh, Kalyansagarsuri, Mahakali, Mahmud Begada, Monsoon, Neminatha, Palitana temples, Panchmahal district, Pantheon (religion), Parshvanatha, Pavagadh, Rhyolite, Sallekhana, Sambhavanatha, Samprati, Shakta pithas, Suparshvanatha, Tirthankara, UNESCO, Vadodara, Vindhya Range, Vishwamitri River, World Heritage Site, Yati.

  2. 14th-century Jain temples
  3. Aravalli Range
  4. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
  5. Hills of Gujarat
  6. Tourist attractions in Panchmahal district

Abhinandananatha

Abhinandananatha or Abhinandana Swami was the fourth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).

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Aerial lift

An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which cabins, cars, gondolas, or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables.

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Aravalli Range

The Aravalli Range (also spelled Aravali) is a mountain range in Northern-Western India, running approximately in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat.

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Aryarakshitsuri

Aryarakshitsuri (c. 1080 CE1180 CE) was Śvetāmbara Jain monk and the founder of the Achal Gaccha of the Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism.

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Śrāvaka

Śrāvaka (Sanskrit) or Sāvaka (Pali) means "hearer" or, more generally, "disciple".

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Śvetāmbara

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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Champaner

Champaner is a historical town in the state of Gujarat, in western India. Pavagadh Hill and Champaner are Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park.

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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. Pavagadh Hill and Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park are Tourist attractions in Panchmahal district.

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Chandraprabha

Chandraprabha or Chandranatha is the eighth Tirthankara of Tīrthaṅkara of Jainism in the present age (Avasarpini).

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Deccan Traps

The Deccan Traps is a large igneous province of west-central India (17–24°N, 73–74°E).

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Dhadhar River

Dhadhar River is a river in western India in Gujarat whose origin is Pavagadh Hill.

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Digambara

Digambara ("sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvetāmbara (white-clad).

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Godhra

Godhra (Gujarati: ગોધરા) is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat.

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Government of Gujarat

The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts.

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Hill station

A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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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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Jambughoda

Jambughoda is a village and Tehsil in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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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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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. Pavagadh Hill and Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh are Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park.

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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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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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Monsoon

A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.

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Neminatha

Nemināth (Devanagari: नेमिनाथ) (Sanskrit: नेमिनाथः), also known as Nemi and Ariṣṭanemi (Devanagari: अरिष्टनेमि), is the twenty-second tirthankara of Jainism in the present age (Avasarpini).

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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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Pantheon (religion)

A pantheon is the particular set of all gods of any individual polytheistic religion, mythology, or tradition.

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Parshvanatha

Parshvanatha (पार्श्वनाथः), or and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism.

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Pavagadh

Pavagadh is a municipal operated region in Panchmahal district about away from Vadodara in Gujarat state in western India. Pavagadh Hill and Pavagadh are Tourist attractions in Panchmahal district.

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Rhyolite

Rhyolite is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks.

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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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Sambhavanatha

Sambhavanatha was the third Jain tirthankara (omniscient teaching god) of the present age (Avasarpini).

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Samprati

Samprati was the 5th Emperor of the Maurya empire. He was the son of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son, Kunala and succeeded his cousin, 4th Mauryan Emperor Dasharatha, as emperor of the Maurya Empire.

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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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Suparshvanatha

Suparshvanatha (सुपार्श्वनाथ), also known as Suparśva, was the seventh Jain Tīrthankara of the present age (avasarpini).

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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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Vadodara

Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is a major city in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Vindhya Range

The Vindhya Range (also known as Vindhyachal) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India.

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Vishwamitri River

Originating from Pavagadh in the Panchmahal District of Gujarat, the Vishwamitri River flows mainly through the west of the city of Vadodara.

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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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Yati

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

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See also

14th-century Jain temples

Aravalli Range

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

Hills of Gujarat

Tourist attractions in Panchmahal district

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavagadh_Hill