Adhar Devi Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Maharana Pratap Airport in Udaipur is about 185 km from Mount Abu and is the nearest airport.

• By train

  Abu Road station is about 28 km from Mount Abu and is the closest railway station.

• By road

  Mount Abu is well connected by road to cities in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

On the way

• The shrine is perched high on a rocky hill, reached by 365 steep stone steps.
• The final approach is a narrow rock crevice that you bend or crawl through solid stone.
• In Mount Abu town, take local transport, then climb the steps.

Why devotees come here

Adhar Devi Temple stands on a rocky hill in Mount Abu, the hill station in Sirohi district, Rajasthan. The shrine sits inside a natural cave and keeps the cave walls.

Adhar Devi Temple is a shrine of Devi Durga, set high on a rocky hill in Mount Abu. Devotees climb to it for darshan. Navratri is especially significant for them, and the temple is much more crowded during that festival.

The shrine sits inside a natural cave. Unlike ornate marble shrines, it keeps its natural cave walls, so chants and temple bells echo against ancient stone. The 365 steep stone steps that lead up the hill symbolize the days of the year.

Mount Abu is a hill station in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, in western India. The town is well connected by road to cities in Rajasthan and Gujarat. From the town, local transport comes first, and then you climb the steps.

Festivals

• March/April & September/OctoberNavratri

  The temple is much more crowded during this festival.

Tips for your visit

• Mount Abu town also has the Achleshwar Mahadev Temple, dedicated to Shiva.
• In the monsoon the steps get slippery, so take extra care on the climb.

Questions people ask