Mount Abu YH

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Mount Abu YH

Tourist Resort
Opp. Chacha Museum
Shivaji Marg, Mount Abu
307501
India

Tel. 02974 235180, 09414153923

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Hostel Overview

Youth Hostel Mount Abu provided the homely atmosphere. There are 16 rooms with attached bath including super deluxe, double bed and dormitories. The bus stand is very nearby to the hostel is only 1 km. main bazar and famous nakki lake, and famous dilwara temple is also very near. Peaceful atmosphere, garden, Place for car parking, Punjabi, Gujrati and Rajasthani food available,

A pleasant retreat set amidst the lush forested hills, Mt. Abu is a green oasis in the barren desertscape that's Rajasthan. Situated at the southern tip of the Aravali range the hill retreat owes its cool climate to its rich flora covering the entire hillside that includes coniferous trees and flowering shrubs. The road leading to Mount Abu is a curved one characterized by arid region dotted with huge rocks in weird shapes and high velocity winds. The only hill station in Rajasthan, Mount Abu is more than just a summer retreat. Its stunning array of exquisite Dilwara Jain Temples, dating back 11th- 13th centuries, make it a popular pilgrimage centre. ‘Abu’ according to a legend stands for the son of Himalayan, deriving its name from Arbuada, the powerful serpent who rescued Nandi, the sacred bull of Lord Shiva, from a chasm.

Mount Abu has been home to many sages and saints. Most famous of them was Sage Vashishtha who is believed to have created four agnikula Rajput clans from a fire-pit by performing a ‘yagna’ or fire sacrifice, to protect the earth from the demons.

The Yagna was performed besides a natural spring situated below Abu, emerging from a rock shaped like a cow’s head and hence the site was called Gaumukh.