Raivataka

Raivataka

Raivataka mountain was a mountain mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. It was mentioned as situated in the Anarta Kingdom. People from Dwaraka visited this mountain and worshipped it. They celebrated it as a grand festival. This mountain is identified to be the Girnar mountains in Gujarat.


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