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Holy Abu
this village show that formerly there were many Jaina families and Jaina temples in this place. At present there is a big old temple of Shri Adishvara, recently repaired. Near the shrine are two Upāshrayas (rest-houses for Jaina monks) and a Dharmashālā built by Sheth Haṭhisimgh of Ahmedabad. About thirty five families of Jainas are still living in the village which has another Public rest-house, a post-office and a temple dedicated to the Sun. The growth of the Kharaḍi village into a big town has been responsible for the migration of population from Aṇādara.
(78-79) Gaumukha and Vasishṭhāshrama.
About five miles from Delväḍā and four miles from the Abu Camp, on a slope of the Abu mount, is the ancient site of Shri Vasishṭhāshrama. To reach this spot a visitor should walk down the main bus-road from the Abu-camp and reach the Idgah (mentioned before) near Mile No. 1. Then leaving the main road he should take another road on his right which leads to the spot known as Gaumukha. A two miles' walk on this road takes him to a shrine dedicated to Hanuman. The Gaumukha is at about a mile's descent from the Hanuman temple.
Visitors staying at Delvāḍā may first come to Abu-camp or take the new two miles road to Dhundhai choki (from Delvāḍā), then take the main road to Abu-camp and reach the Idgah from which he has to take the road noted above.
After walking some distance from the temple of Hanuman, a rather steep descent of about seven hundred narrow steps begins on the brink of the rock. The valley has a thick growth of mango-trees, Ketaki, Mogra etc. issuing cool fragrant breeze.
At the end of this flight of steps, one reaches an artificially built small reservoir or kunda in which falls conti
