Girnar Ambika Temple, Gujarat

Address

Girnar Ambika Temple, Gujarat

Girnar hill,

Junagadh, 

 Gujarat 385110

Amman

Ambika

Introduction

Ambika Temple, also known as Ambaji Temple, is a temple dedicated to goddess Ambika on Girnar hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The temple is built in traditional  architecture of 15th century.

Puranic Significance 

                  The early temple was built before 784 CE (probably in middle of 8th century). An inscription dated Vikram Samvat 1249 (1192 CE) mentions minister Vastupala‘s pilgrimage to Ambika temple on Raivataka (Girnar) hill. Jinharshasuri mentions that Vastupala and his brother Tejapala visited as well as built the large mandapa of the temple and parikara of Ambika. A praśasti eulogy given at the end in a golden lettered copy of Kalpasutra dated Vikram Samvat 1524 (1468 CE) mentions that a Shreshthi (merchant) named Shamla restored and renovated the Ambika temple on Girnar.

The present temple is built around 15th century. So the temple construction, renovation and reconstruction history extends from mid-8th century to 15th century.

Century/Period

15th century.

Managed By

Department of Archaeology (DOA)

Nearest Bus Station

Ginar

Nearest Railway Station

Junagadh

Nearest Airport

Keshod 

Location on Map

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