Passing Girnar Gate there are ...
First Place: Gayatri Shakti Peeth and Vagheshwari Temple
Maa Gayatri Temple
Maa Vagheshwari Temple
On the way to Girnar Talati, are both of the beautiful temples of Maa Gayatri and Maa Vagheshwari. At every navratris, a fair is held from the first of Navratra to the Eighth Navratra when a Havan (Yagna) is performed.
Next Place: Ashok Shilalekh
About 2 km east of Junagadh and 3 km from the foot of Girnar Hill, between the two places, is an edict of Emperor Ashoka inscribed on a rock dating from the third century BC. The Ashokan edicts impart moral instructions on dharma, harmony, tolerance, and peace. An uneven rock, with a circumference of seven metres and a height of ten metres, bears insciptions in Brahmi script etched with an iron pen.
Next Place: Damodar Kund, Damodar Temple and Revati Kund
Damodar Kund
Damodar Kund is a sacred bathing tank located at the foot of Girnar Hill, in Gujarat. Situated near the Revati Kund, the tank marks the ascent to the numerous beautifully carved ancient Jain temples of Girnar. Damodar Kund is believed to be the place where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati's garment fell during a cruise.
Damodar kund located at the base of great Mountain Girnar close to the city of Junagadh. The Damodar Kund is intimately attached to the life of Narsinh Mehta, the well-known 15th century Gujarat poet and fan of Krishna, who used to come to bathe at Damodar Kund and there are many people to visit.
There is a large fair held on Amavasya day of Bhadarva month since very old time at Damodar Kundand is one of the two mainly important fairs held at Girnar, other being fair seized at Bhavnath on Maha Shivratri.
The size of Damodar Kund is 40 feet high, 56 feet broad and 5 feet deep. By bathing in this river people get rid off their sins. The Pilgrims who take bath here by having fasts in the month of Kartak especially on Agyaras and Baras goes divinely at the feet of Shri Hari.
Damodar Temple
Shri Damodar Pilgrimage is situated along the road to Girnar in Junagadh city in the south of Saurashtra. The renovation of this pilgrim place was done during the regime of king Skand Gupta who was from the Gupta dynasty in the year 462 A.D.
The Damodarji Temple is situated at the foot hills of Ashwathama hills in Junagadh. Believed to be built by Lord Krishna's heir, Vajranabha, this temple is considered to be one of the largest shrines dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
The Shri Damodar Hari's main temple is made up of two parts?Nij mandir's shikhar is 65 feet and the height of saloha Mandap's shikhar is 30.5 feet. In all the Nij mandir and the saloha Mandap has 32 arcs and 84 decorated and well crafted pillars. A flag has been hoisted at the apex of the Nij mandir.
Revati Kund
Mujkund Caves : These are caves near damodar temple where Lord Krishna slayed Kaalyavan through King Mujkund, famous story in Bhagvata Purana.
