What is the population of Palitana, Gujarat?

Palitana has a population of approximately 1,000 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Palitana, Gujarat located?

Palitana is located in Gujarat, India, at approximate coordinates 21.5236°, 71.8220°.

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Palitana

Total population

1,000

Elevation66 m

Coordinates21.52°, 71.82°

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Elevation

66 m

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Overview

Palitana is a town in the Bhavnagar district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is one of the most significant pilgrimage destinations for followers of Jainism, renowned for the Shatrunjaya hill temples, a sprawling complex of over 900 marble temples considered among the holiest in Jainism.

History & geography

History

Palitana is associated with Śvetāmbaras legends and history. Ādinātha, the first of the Jain tirthankaras, is said to have meditated on the Shatrunjaya hill, where the Palitana temples were later constructed. What eventually became Palitana State was founded in 1194. In 1656, Shah Jahan's son Murad Baksh (the then Governor of Gujarat) granted the village of Palitana to the prominent Jain merchant Shantidas Jhaveri. The management of the temples was assigned to the Anandji Kalyanji Trust in 1730. During the British Raj, Palitana was a princely state in the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay presidency. It ceased to exist with the establishment of independent India in 1948.