Girnar - An Unknown Destiny.
GIRNAR : A JOURNEY YET REMEMBERED "Junagadh, located 327 km from the state capital of Ahemdabad, means 'Old Fort' referring to the ancient fort of Uparkort standing on the eastern side of the city. Ancient Junagadh was ruled by the several dynasties of rulers such as Mauryas, Indo-Greeks, Khatraoas, Guptas, Maitrakas and Chalukyas till 1297 AD. It was an important city during the rule of highly illustrious monarchs of Maurya Dynasty starting from Chandragupta Maurya ( founder of the Maurya Dynasty ) in 319 or 321 BC till the date of its most famous monarch, emperor Ashoka in 232 BC. Later, the city was ruled by the Gupta dynasty, starting with Chandragupta - I ( founder of the Maurya Dynasty ) still its last monarch Skandagupta in 467 AD. The prime attraction of this ancient city is Girnar Mountain – a gigantic five-peaked mountain of volcanic origin that rises steeply to a height of around 3600 feet. It is older than the Himalayas and is considered highly sacred ...