Palitana Off The Beaten Path

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Strangely, very few people that climb all the 3,745 steps to get to the top (about 4km altitude) care to climb 20 steps higher to get to this gorgeous second floor of the temples.

To get near the actual domes of the temples, which is one of the best memories of the trip I have, once you are inside the main temple area at the top take a stairway that is at the right of the backside. It's pretty distinct. Or just ask someone.

An added benfit here is that they stop any cameras to enter the main temple area, so much of the beautifully engraved temples (large and small) cannot be seen unless you really go there. Once the shoes come off before you enter the main temple zone, the strewn rice on the ground everywhere sort of prick but it's part of the fun.