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The Gujarat Temple and Pilgrimage Tour is a religious based tour of the most sanctified religious sites in western India. This tour is planned to connect the spiritual tourists and devotees with ancient temples related to Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, and Jain Tirthankaras as well as they experience the profound sense of faith, heritage, and inner-self. The program is well spaced to make traveling comfortable, have meaningful darshan, as well as to have time to pray. This path through the holy city of Dwarka to the Jyotilinga of Somnath and Jain temples of Palitana reminisces the religious diversity of Gujarat and the age-old religious traditions. It would be perfect for the family, the elderly, and pilgrims looking to have a relaxing though wholesome experience.
Reach Ahmedabad and check in to the hotel. You can start your pilgrimage journey by visiting Sabarmati Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi stayed and influenced the movement of freedom in India with the help of spiritual discipline and non-violence. The serene river front location is a perfect beginning to the tour. Then, visit Adalaj Stepwell, which is characterized by the complicated carvings and religious symbolism associated with the maintenance of water in ancient India. The evening will be at liberty to relax and pray. Overnight stay in Ahmedabad.
Eat breakfast early and leave Dwarka, the holy city of lord Krishna. The trip crosses the rural areas of Gujarat, and it provides some insights into the village life, temples of the region. Arrive in the evening and stay in the hotel and enjoy the tiredness of the long drive. There should be time to take a leisurely stroll around the Dwarka of the Gomti River and temple environs and take in the devotional vibe of the place. The day is also maintained light to get ready to visit temples the following morning. Overnight stay in Dwarka.
Start the day with early morning darshan at the sacred Dwarkadhish Temple, where singing and worship brings out a very spiritual experience. Worship at Gomti Gad then take a trip to Bet Dwarka which is considered to be the first place of Lord Krishna and accessible by a short boat ride. On the way, pay a visit to one of the twelve divine Jyotilingas of Lord Shiva called Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple. Go back to Dwarka in the evening and go to the evening aarti of the temple. Overnight stay in Dwarka.
After breakfast, leave for Somnath through Porbandar, the native birth place of Mahatma Gandhi. See Kirti Mandir, a simple shrine that can be seen as the embodiment of the principles of simplicity and spirituality of Gandhiji. Keep on the drive along the picturesque Gujarat coastal drive to Somnath. Arrival and check into the hotel and sleep. Most of the evening, visit the grandiose Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple, dramatically situated on the coast of the Arabian Sea, and enjoy the evening aarti, as well as the light and sound show, which tells the strong history of the temple. Overnight stay in Somnath.
Early morning darshan at Somnath Temple is a great way to start the day and when the morning is quiet and one can pray. Breakfast and continue to Palitana, which is one of the most special pilgrimage places of Jainism. Upon arrival, get checked in the hotel and rest. Evening is left free preparation of the following day's pilgrimage to Shatrunjaya Hill. Overnight stay in Palitana.
In the early morning, start climbing Shatrunjaya Hill, where there are more than 800 finely sculpted Jain temples that are devoted to different Tirthankaras. Pilgrims can walk or engage doli services. It is an intense experience of the spiritual energy and temple architecture as well as an overview of the panorama. Upon the descent, go back to the hotel and rest. Subsequently, started the trip back to Ahmedabad. As an en route stay or in Ahmedabad depending on the schedule of travel.
Breakfast and leave the hotel and go to Ahmedabad airport or railway station to continue your journey. Take home spiritual contentment and great memories of the holy temples and pilgrimage practices in Gujarat.
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