Taranga

Taranga is a rural area in north Gujarat, India.

Understand
Taranga is a major Jain pilgrim centre due to its 11-12th century Jain temples. There are some Buddhist archaeological remains and temples of interest. It is also visited by trekking and forest enthusiasts. There are no lodging or boarding facilities in the area except for Jain pilgrims and the nearest Timba village has not much facilities either. The place is isolated and best visited by private vehicle only as there is no public or private transport.

Get in
Most state transport buses drops passenger at on Mehsana-Visnagar-Ambaji Highway. Shuttle Vehicles also drops passengers here. From here, Taranga Hill Road starts to reach above the hill. It is difficult to get transport to hill except on major festival days from Timba Chowkdi or railway stations. So it is best suited to have your own private vehicle.

Get around
Private vehicle is an only feasible way to move around. Several sites of interest are located on the hillocks which need climbing steps and a bit of trekking.

See and do

 * Digambar Jain temples: The two hillocks named and  have shrines with idols of the Tirthankaras, Neminath and Mallinath dated Vikram Samvat 1292. One need to climb steps to reach there. There are
 * Digambar Jain temples: The two hillocks named and  have shrines with idols of the Tirthankaras, Neminath and Mallinath dated Vikram Samvat 1292. One need to climb steps to reach there. There are

Go next

 * Vadnagar
 * Mehsana
 * Siddhpur
 * Modhera
 * Patan