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[Ħoly Abie (9-10) On the way to Guru Dattātreya from Oriyā, are
the Kedāreshvara Mahādeva and the Kedāra
kuņda. (11) Near the Nakhī Lake is another minor shrine of Kapāleshvara Mahādeva.
Concluding Remarks. I have described above the various Hindu and Jaina holy places, and various other sites, natural spots etc. known to me or visited by me. But these are not exhaustive and there is ample scope for further exploration.
For an archæologist, a geologist or a botanist, or for a student of ancient history and culture, the Abu and the areas around it provide a much greater scope for research than is generally imagined and much more exploration and research work still awaits for us.
Young boys and girls from schools and colleges in Western India can, besides making a scientific study in the above-mentioned branches of knowledge, cultivate their spirit of adventure and exploration by arranging vacationtours and visiting less known woods of Ābu under proper armed-protection. They can contribute a large share in the further exploration of Mount Abu.
For the pilgrim, Ābu is an Holy Old mountain. With the introduction of Railway, Motor-bus and other transport facilities a Yātrā (pilgrimage ) of our day has lost much of its ancient charm and glory; there is no adventure, no real contact with the masses, and manya pilgrim wastes time and money in sight seeing without a critical eye, everything being finished in hot haste. He misses the pleasure of climbing up the mountains or hills and when no bus or cart is available, he hires a palanquin (doļi ) carried by labour. ers on their shoulders. Spare time in the dharmashālās is
