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Mount Abu is a town on top of a mountain. Ajay and all the family members went up there by bus. Their bus went through winding hilly roads. They enjoyed the bus journey as they could see a wide view of the natural beauty.
The greatest surprise was still to come. In Mount Abu they went to see the Jain temples of Dilwara. Ajay and Neela were amazed to see these temples. The tiny and beautiful carvings or drawings in marble were beyond their imagination. It took millions of rupees and thousands of men to build these temples. These temples were built eight hundred years ago and at that time there were no proper roads leading up to the mountain. The workers had to carry the huge slabs of marble up by themselves!
The whole family performed pooja and they marked their foreheads with an orange-coloured holy tilak. This is a mark of Jain Shravak and Shravika or Jain laymen and laywomen. Laymen and laywomen are people who are not monks or nuns.
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