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GIRNAR

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 48 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GIRNAR  , a sacred

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hill in Western
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India, in the
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peninsula of
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Kathiawar, 10 m . E. of
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Junagarh
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town . It consists of five peaks, rising about 3500 ft. above the
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sea, on which are numerous old Jain temples, much frequented by pilgrims . At the
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foot of the hill is a
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rock, with an inscription of
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Asoka (2nd
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century B.c.), and also two other
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inscriptions (dated 150 and 455 A.D.) of
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great
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historical importance .

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