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Mount Abu - In sync with nature

From Kota I traveled along a bumpy road to reach Mount Abu . Friendly locals, cool climate and greenery in abundance are marked features of Mount Abu. My hotel, Lake View offered a matchless view of the serene Nakki Lake . I could see several holiday makers enjoying a boat ride amidst the azure waters of the lake. Sagar, the guide for the tour took a group of tourists for spectacular sightseeing around the mountains. We were first of all taken to a cave amidst the mountains. I was shocked to know that we had to crawl through this narrow cave. I wiggled upto 10 meters in the darkness of the cave.  The experience was exciting as well as frightening. There were bats flying past in the pitch dark. Further, we visited Gaumukh Temple . Our next halt was the far famed Dilwara Jain Temples . All the five temples in the complex are extraordinary in architecture. The stunning beauty of the intricate carvings in white marble overwhelmed me. And the most amazing thing was that each of these...