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(Holy Abu
this is an important town of the Ābu division of Rājputānā. About seventy years back it was but a small village, its present growth is due to the construction of the Ābu Road Station and a bus-road leading on the Mount Abu. The Sirohi Darbār established here a Kothi ( Government Offices ) and built a very big garden. In the village is a big Shvetāmbara Jaina Dharmashālā erected by Rai Bahadur Shri Bābu Buddhisinha Dudhedia of Ajimganj. In its compound is a Jaina shrine. Pilgrims obtain all facilities in the Dharmashālā which is managed by Sheth Lālbhāi Dalpatbhai Pedhi of Ahmedabad. Opposite to it are a Digambara Jaina Dharmashālā, a Digambara Jaina shrine and a big Dharmashālā for the Hindus.
Vehicles to Moụnt Ābu ( carts and buses) are available from the Abu Road Station. A bus-service also runs between this place and Ambājī-Kumbhāriā shrines.
(Delvāņā and Abu-Camp to Anādarā). (1) Abu gate or Anādara Point.
At about two miles by the main road from Delvāờā, via Limbļī Koțhī and Nakhī lake, and about a mile from ĀbuCamp and the Nakhī lake is the Ābu gate or Aņādarā point from which starts the descent leading to Aņādarā on the slopes of Ābu. A big rock standing at this point has given it the name of Ābu gate or Aņādarā gate, also called Aņādarā point. (72) Temple of Ganesa.
Near the Ābu gate, to its right, on a small hill is situated a small shrine of Ganapati where residents on Mount Ābu go to worship Ganapati on the Gaņesha-Chaturthi ( Bhādrapada Shukla 4 ) day. (3) The Craig Point or Gurugupha.
A little higher up from the Ganesha temple is this cave
