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Ambaji, Gujarat
About Ambaji

Ambaji is a town in Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is famous for its historical and legendary links with places of cultural tradition.

About the Temple
Ambaji is a very prominent temple town with a very large number of devotees visiting Ambaji shrine during the whole year.
It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. The Shrine of Ambaji Mata is a main Shakti Peeth of India. It is located at a distance of about 64 kms from Palampur, 44 kms from Mount Abu and 21 kms from Abu Road and 185 kms from Ahmedabad, 51 kms from Kadiyadra near the Gujarat and Rajasthan border.

In the religious shrine of "Arasuri Ambaji", there is no image or sculpture of goddess, the sacred "Shree Visa Yantra" is worshiped as the main idol in the temple. No one can see the Yantra with naked eye. It is not allowed to do photography of the Yantra.

Ambaji mata is seated on gabbar hilltop of the town which is the original seat of Ambaji mata. Every year at the time of Purnima a large number of devotees from all over come to visit the shrine. At the time of Bhadarvi poornima (full moon day), a mela is also takes place in the temple.

People from all over come here at this place every year to worship Maa Ambe specially in the month of September. At this time the town of Ambaji is decorated with colourful lights, same all over the nation at the time of  Diwali.

 
Ambaji Mata Temple as a Shakti Peeth

The temple of Amba is considered as a venerable temple by the Shakta Shaktism sect of Hinduism. It is considered that the Heart of Sati Devi has fallen here. The origin of  Shakti Peetha status temple is from the legends of Sati's self immolation and Daksha yaga. Shakti Peethas were considered to have been formed when the body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi fell into different areas when Lord Shiva carried her corpse in grief after her death. The temples are believed as very respected by Shaivist (Shaivism) sect in Hinduism. The Shakti Peethas are generally worshiped by tantra practitioners. Each Shakti Peetha has a Kalabhairava temple related with it the Kalabhairava of The Amba Matha Shrine is Batuk Bhairav.

 
Mythological History

Ambaji is one of the fifty one ancient Shakti Peetha Tirth in India. There are 12 main Shakti Pith Tirth, important sites of pilgrimage for the worship of Shakti, namely, Ma Kamakshi at Kanchipuram, Mataji Ambaji at Anar Gujarat, Shri Kumarika at Kanyakumari, Ma Bhagwati Mahakali Maha Shakti at Ujjain, Devi Lalita at Prayag, Guhyeshwari Shrine in Nepal, Mata Bramaramba at Srisailam, Mata Mahalaxmidevi at Kolhapur, Vindhya Vasini at Vindhya, Sundari at Bangal, Vishalakshi at Varanasi and Mangalavati at Gaya.

There is no statue or image in the shrine but a small cave like Gokh in the inside wall, in which a Gold Plated sacred Shakti Visa Shree Yantra which is in convex form and 51 Bij letters therein, related with that of the original Yantras of Ujjain and Nepal Shakti Piths, is also ritually installed in such a manner that it can be observable for adoration, but not to be photographed, photography is strictly prohibited. The adoration of Visa Shree Yantra cane be done only after tying a bandage on the eyes.

Places to Visit Around Ambaji 

Kamakshi Devi Temple
Kamakshi Temple is situated about 1 kms far away from Ambaji nearby the shrine of Kumbharia Jain on Khedbrahma Highway. All 51 Shakti Pith, the centre of cosmic power, are renovated and set up in a single complex to provide complete information
to the devotees and visitors of Shakti Sampraday about the various embodiments of Adhya Shakti mata.

Kumbhariya Village

Kumbhariya
Village is situated about 2 kms far away from the temple town of Ambaji. It has historic Jain Shrine of Shri Neminatha Bhagwan which dates back to 13th century. Presently, Kumbhariya Jain Shrine of Shri Neminatha Bhagwan is a heritage center in Gujarat.

Gabbar Hill

Gabbar Hill is located at an altitude of 480 meters above sea level. It spreads over an area of 8.33 km2. As per the myth depicted in the "Tantra Chudamani", it is the site where the heart of the dead Devi Sati fell at the top of hill of Gabbar. At the top of Gabbar Hill there is a small shrine fortified from the western side, which can be reached by taking 999 stairs which takes at the top of the mountain. A sacred Lamp is constantly burning on this hill shrine facing exactly in front of Visa Shree Yantra of Nij Mandir of Mata Shri Arasuri Ambica.
Other prominent place to visit on Gabbar Hill are Cave and Swings of Mataji and a Sunset Point. According to recent study the shrine of Ambaji was built in 4th Century A.D by the Suriyavans Emperor Arun Sen, the ruler of Vallabhi.  

Mansarovar
Man Sarovar is situated behind the main shrine.
It is built by Shri Tapishanker, a Nager Devotee of Ambaji from Ahmedabad in the years between1584-94. There are 2 shrines on the 2 sides of this sacred tank, one is of Mahadev and other is Ajay Devi, who is considered to be the sister of Mata Ambaji. Devotees come to take sacred bath in this Mansarovar. It is also an important part of history of Ambaji that there is an ancient Monument of Old Carvings and Scripts Writings on Rock Stone "Shilalekh" of Raja Maldev, which dates back to the time of Hindu Calendar Samvat year 1415, in Ajay Devi Mandir.

Koteshwar
Koteshwar is situated about 10 kms far away from Ambaji.
There is an ancient shrine of Shri Koteshwar Mahadev, adjacent to the origin of the Vedic Vargin River Saraswati, joined with a Holy Kund and the flows of Saraswati River from the Mouth of Cow Gaumukh, incurved in a rock. According to a myth there was an Ashram of Rushi Valmiki, the writer of Ramayana, near the shrine of Valmiki Mahadev and the King of Mevad, Maharana Pratap had modernized this religious shrine. It is said that during the revolt of Independence in 1857, Nana Saheb Peshwa had taken his dwelling in the cave of this shrine. This site is serene & beautiful in forest.

Kailash Hill Sunset
Kailash Hill Sunset is a picnic and pilgrimage site, situated about 2 kms far away from Ambaji on Khedbrahma Highway
, there is a beautiful Shivalaya on the top of Kailash tekari, one can reach the Shivalaya only by climbing the steps and walking on the hilly region of Kailash Tekari. Recently a big artistic stone gate is built at the Shrine of Mahadev on Kailash Tekari.

Climate of Ambaji

Ambaji enjoys all types of climate.

Summer Season
In Summer, it's warm and humid. Minimum temperature during summer is 26 °C and maximum temperature is 46°C with warm winds.

Winter Season
Winters are very cold in Ambaji with chilly winds. Minimum temperature during winters is 10 °C and maximum temperature is 36 °C

Monsoon Season
Monsoon Season, the average rainfall ranges from 15 to 30 inches per season sometimes the town also receives heavy rainfall.

Therefore, weather remains quite pleasant during the whole year.

How to Reach Ambaji

By Rail
From Ambaji the nearest Railway station is at Abu Road which is at a distance of about 20 kms far away from Ambaji. From Ambaji the nearest Railway station of Gujarat is Palanpur Junction which is at a distance of 59 kms far away.
It has direct rail connections with the cities of Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Jodhpur, Mumbai, Mysore, Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi, Bareilly, Jammu, Muzaffarpur, Jaipur and Dehradun. It is linked with most of the places of Gujarat such as Vadodara, Rajkot, Porbandar, Surat, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad and Bhuj. 

By Road
Ambaji can be reachable by taking Himatnagar road which is linked with National Highway No.8 (Mumbai to Delhi).
Another road which Passes through Palanpur and Danta and connects with State Highway SH 56 to reach Ambaji. The nearest Bus Stand is only 2 kms far away from Ambaji.

By Air
From Ambaji the nearest Airport is the Deesa Airport, Initially Deesa Airport is constructed for Palanpur.
It is about 80 kms from Palanpur city. Nearest International Airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad which is about 180 kms far from Ambaji Temple Town.

 

 


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