District Banaskantha, Government of Gujarat | Welcome to second largest district of Gujarat State

Gabbar Hill, Ambaji

Gabbar (or Gabbargadh), a small hillock about four km to the west of Ambaji village, is believed to have been the original seat of the goddess.
Ambaji Fair

During their stay at Ambaji, pilgrims spend their time in prayers and devotion and visiting other shrines nearby. Some of them also attend the readings of the Saptashati
Bhadarvi Poonam

On each fifteenth day of Full Moon Day of each month as per the Vikram Samvat, Ambaji celebrates a spontaneous Religious Fair and Festival with "Lok Mela" and the big mass of devotees use to come
Ambaji Temple at Night

This is the principal shrine of a goddess who has been worshiped since the pre-Vedic period. She is often referred to as Arasuri Amba, named for the location of the temple in the Arasur hills, near the source of the Saraswati river at the south-western end of the Aravali mountain range.
Lighting on 70th Republic Day

Lighting on 70th Republic Day
Banaskantha District

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About District

Banaskantha is one among the thirty-three districts of the Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city. The District is situated between 23.33 to 24.45 north latitude and 72.15 to 73.87 east longitude. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is presumably named after the West Banas River which runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range, flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region and towards the Rann of Kutch. The district is famous for the Ambaji temple which draw many tourists.

Geographically Banaskantha shares its borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Sabarkantha district in East Read More