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Monday 8 August 2016

Mangi tungi hill : Hiking with historical and religious prominence

Date of journey: 07/08/2016
Route: Surat-kadodra-bardoli- vyara-songadh- navapur, pimplner- mangitungi
On bardoli- navapur on tall road tall tax apply 115/- single side n 175/- return


Mangi-Tungi is also an ideal spot for hiking.Around 3,500 (7,000 Up & Down) steps lead to the foot of the peak, which is enriched with several monuments of historical and religious prominence

Mangi Tungi are two hills belonging to the Sahayadri Hill Ranges in Maharashtra.This place is very old consists of two hills Mangi & Tungi are two cliffs of a single mountain these are named after two sisters Mangi and Tungi. Mangi is at a height of 4343 feet and Tungi is 4366 feet above the sea level. We can find 6 caves on the Mangi hill and 2 caves on Tungi hill.

Lord Rishabhanatha is believed to be the first Tirthankara in Jainism. In February 2016, one world's tallest Jain statue with height 108 feet(113 feet including pedestal) was inaugurated.