. Kabbar Hills
Temple Name : Aaraakshri Ambaji temple
Devi : Ambaji
Bhairava : -
Organ: Heart / place between two breasts
Sanskrit letter: No
How to reach -
After my trip from rajasthan, i get down in Mount Abu station road. This is the main junction to go Mount Abu and also to this Ambaji temple. There are many vehicles (jeep,car) available in station to reach Ambaji temple. Buses also available in the bus station which is nearby railway station. The temple is about 23 kilometer from there.
About the place -
The gigantic white marbled tower welcomed me to the Ambaji temple. The place is well organized and neat. After security checks, I entered into this temple which is constructed using white marbles as these type of stone is abundant in this area. The Devi idol is very charming and decorated beautifully.
But our Shakhti peet temple is in Kabbar hills which are about 3 km from there on the state border of Gujarat and Rajasthan. I took a share auto there to Kabbar hills. The auto travelled on the roadway towards mount abu, after 2 killometer auto turned left to a road that lead to Kabbar hills. This part of Aravalli hill range is not thick but has many rocky hills. It is said to be origin of the famous Vedic Virgin River Saraswati is on the hills of Arasur forest. I looked Kabbar hills from a kilometer itself. I reached the spot and looked the Kabbar hills.
There are two transport mode to go up, one is through vinch(Electric rope car) and another is through footsteps. I purchased a ticket to rope car. I reached the top and main sanctum of this small shrine is white marble which hoist a saffron flag on its top. There is no idol for Devi, here they worship flame as Devi. A devi idol placed before the flame and Shree Yantra is installed before that. But the whole region of Kabbar should worship as Devi. The kabbar Hills is said to be so ancient.
In ancient period, it was unsafe to reach this hill because of wild creatures. I saw a notice board about a warning that this area is of animals, which become a rare species now. As much death occurred, a landlord of this area came forward to build a temple in the city. That is what we saw first. They made gold Trisool and placed in Kabbar Hills for 48 days. With all the needed rituals they build the new one. I read that once it was invaded and completely demolished by Mughal Emperors.
Some other important places are Goshteswar temple which is about 7 kilometer from Ambaji temple, ‘Ekwaan shakthi peet’ (Kamakshi temple) – another important temple about 4 kilometer from Ambaji temple. This temple is very much realted to our shakthi peet yatra, as it has 51 sub shrines for akshara devis with Adhi Kamakshi in main shrine.
A story at this end-
As per the Hindu Scriptures, the name Gabbar is derived from its original name Garbhar Hill, where Usha, the daughter of Banasur, king of Shonitpur and son of Raja Bali was a reincarnation of Aukha, the daughter of Parvati Mata Ambaji and she danced with Garbhdeep with Lasya Geet in typical traditional Gujarati Garba Dancing Style for the first time on this earth with her husband Aniruddha, son of Prudhuman and grandson of Lord Krishna, after their wedding, when they came here in Arasur Hills of Gabbar and thereafter Usha went to Dwarika, where she taught this Garbhadeep Nrutya, currently, known as famous Gujarati Garba Nrutya, to all others in this world. Thus due to the first performance of Garbh Deep Dance at this place, this Hill has been known among the people as Garbhar Hill, subsequently as Gabbar Hill as it is today and it has become the Birth place of well known Gujarati Garba Dancing Tradition, which has its own cultural attractions & has been spread over this world.
A large number of devotees visit the temple every year especially on Purnima days. A large mela on Bhadarvi poornima (full moon day) is held.
