The only cool place of Rajasthan, it owes the climate to its rich forest around. The road leading to Mt. Abu is a curved one characterized by arid region dotted with huge rocks in weird shapes and wind with high velocity. Apart from being a hill station it also attracts tourist for the Jain temples dating back to 11th and 13th century.
Abu according to a legend stands for the son of Himalaya, deriving its name from Arbuada, the powerful serpent of Lord Shiva who rescued Nandi.
Mt. Abu has been home to many sages. Most famous was sage Vashishtha who is believed to have created four Agnikula Rajputs from a Yagna, to protect the earth from the demons
Tourist Attraction in Mount Abu.
The name of this lake has a curious origin. The word nakki
means finger nails, reflecting that the lake was clawed out of
the earth with the help of fingernails of the Gods. It is a
tiny lake amid the hills dotted with several islets
approachable by a boat the rock formations around are
interesting. They are the toad rock, the nun rock etc. It is
the only artificial lake in India 1200 mts above sea level.
These are breathtakingly beautiful carved temples 2 miles north of Mt. Abu. The
intricacy of carving gives a feeling of ivory instead of marble that they are
carved in. They are the master pieces in temple architecture and sometimes
considered to be superior to the Taj Mahal. The Vimal- Vashi temple was built
in 1031 A.D. which took 1500 workers and several years to build it. There are
48 pillars 16 of which have images of female figures in dancing poses. The rang
mandap are decorated with elephants and Goddesses.
