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The ascent.  
   

The ascent.

The Black Sheep of the Jain Family.

December 17th 2009
Shatrunjaya is one of Jainism's holiest pilgrim sites. A mind boggling array of 863 temples perched on a hilltop plateau high above the gulf of Cambay. Three thousand two hundred steps lead to the top. We began to climb. Slowly but surely. Luckily there was plenty to distract us from our aching calf muscles and thirst. Donkeys being herded uphill, carrying paniers of water containers. Schoolki ... read more
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Tot: 4.237s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 15; qc: 74; dbt: 0.0957s; 3; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb