Idar Fort

Sabarkantha

Idar, an important town in Sabarkantha, serves as an excellent starting point for trips to places like Khedbrahma, Vijaynagar, and Poshina. One of Gujarat's most important pilgrimage sites is the Lord Vishnu-honoring Shamlaji Temple.

Brief History

38 km from Vijaynagar, this former princely state lies hugged by the Aravali mountain range, which gave it protection from various attacks in its history. In addition to some of the larger temples, look out for the signs of worship of smaller idols scattered up the hills. Take the climb up the hill itself, winding through the rocks, as a way to share the sacred space in the lives.

Idar is also a good base from which to get to other sites such as Himatnagar, pilgrimage site Khedbrahma, Shamlaji and Dev ni Mori, the archaeological site of an unearthed Buddhist seminary, stupas, and viharas.