Shamlaji Temple

Beautifully architected temple. The atmosphere is really good. Always full of pilgrims. Hey god Sawariya (Jagdish Bhagwan) keep us all healthy and wealthy.

Shamlaji, also spelled Shamalaji, is a major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Aravalli district of Gujarat state of India. The Shamlaji temple is dedicated to Vishnu. Several other Hindu temples are located nearby. The present temple dedicated to Shamlaji, a form of Vishnu was perhaps started in the 11th century in Chaulukya style, but the present structure dates from the 15th-16th centuries. The sculpture of Vishnu in the sanctuary is probably seventh-8th century, and the small temple opposite houses a sixth-century sculpture of Shiva. The oldest intact temple is the small ninth-century Harishchandrani Chauri Temple, with a gateway nearby. Several ruins of temples, scattered idols and old brick-works surrounding the place establishes antiquity of the place. A fourth-century Buddhist monastery and stupa at Devnimori is about two kilometres away, but is now under by the waters of the Meshvo Reservoir. This site dates to the Mauryan period, and a much older microlith site known as Dhek-Vadlo locally was found near Shamlaji.

Beautiful temple. One of the marvelous pieces of the architect.

One must definitely visit this place.

⁣Shamlaji no medo, also spelled Shamalaji, is a major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Aravalli district of Gujarat state of India. The Shamlaji temple is dedicated to Vishnu or Krishna. ⁣
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Shamlaji was an important Hindu centre in the 6th century, probably the home of a sculpture workshop whose creations are found as far away as Mumbai, where the Parel Relief was found. Most of the ancient sculpture found at Shamlaji, in blueish schist, has now been removed to museums, especially to Mumbai and Vadodara. ⁣
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Shamlaji temple is located on the banks of the Meshvo river in the valley surrounded by well wooded hills. It is also referred to as Dholi Dhajawala due to white silk flag fluttering on top of the temple. ⁣
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Built of white sandstone and brick it is surrounded by a wall with a gateway. It is of two stories, supported on pillars, and a canopy with arches on each side. The lower courses of richly carved stone are of great age. Above them runs a frieze with an unintelligible pattern, and, above this, running right round the building, a fringe of elephants' heads and forequarters carved in stone. Above this is a very ranch worn frieze full of figures in bass-relief, men on horseback with bows, and animals. The elephant is a very frequent emblem. Besides the fringe frieze above mentioned, there are, on the outer wall, between every two angles, larger figures of semi-rampant elephants standing out in relief, and, in front of the entrance, stands on either side of the doorway a gigantic cement elephant. Above the shrine, a pyramid-based tower rises into a spire like a high-shouldered cone with flattened sides. The forepart of the roof consists of a number of small domes springing from a flat roof, or rather of a flat trabeate roof, with domes here and there, the largest being in the centre. Outside at all the angles of the roof are figures of animals and the gargoyles. On walls, there are some scenes from the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. ⁣
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Of the two inscriptions, one is to the left in the upper story and bears date 94 AD and 102 AD. ⁣
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The shamlaji mandir have a very positive vibes! And a very good heritage temple! The murti is tooo tooo good like when you are enter in the garbha you don't have man to stand up upon Krishna ji! Thank you for chosen for your pavitra darshan Krishna ji

I visited this temple many times I love this place because this is close to my heart if you not visited this place please visit it highly recommend place by me

Awesome place to meditate your self, you must visit while traveling gujarat to Nathdwara / Shreenathji.

Archeological super carving and detailings to see once.

अदभुत और सम्पूर्ण कृष्णमय वातावरण और मंदिर। गुजरात स्थित भगवान कृष्ण का मंदिर जिसकी नक्काशी और निर्माण मनलुभावन है

Good place to visit, easy transport but For food you have to cover 5-10 km range. Few fast food stalls are available. Overall Good.

Marvel carvings were amazing and stunning. Devotees can take darshan in solitude at this very roomy temple. Prasad was incredibly excellent and costs only Rs. 15 for devotees.

Wonderful place in Arvali mountains. Beautiful temple with nice open space to seat and enjoy spritual atmosphere, Amazing temple of Lord Vishnu surrounded by lush greenary, Meshvo river and dam in back side of the temple.
. Excellent old heritage temple of Lord Krishna. Only one temple with black Lord Krishna idol. Very quit place. Ancient temple with excellent curving.
. Shamalaji trust gives facility to stay & good quality of food. Also, having adequate parking space.

Best place as well if you visit at afternoon please take prashadi at only 50 rs tokan amount 10 am to 1 PM.

Nice and clean space, they even have a lift and service for wheelchair for disabled people. My grandmother who had a bad leg was with us was able to take darshan and they were getting ready for janamasthami with a lot of preparations. On thing is they have a washroom that doesn't allow you own shoe you have to take it off and they provide some sandals but I find that kinda unsettling. Mandir itself is pretty historic and excellent right off the road easy to visit.

The temple is kinda ancient one but still maintained to its best condition. If you are photogenic or need any good location for good natural scenery. There is a dam behind the temple that can be visited for the same.
Monsoon season seems to be the best considering the greenery one can see.

Lovely place and lost of fill relax and Holly.
Nice atmosphere around Temple location
Also backside meshwo Dem in way side shree Mahadev statue between trees.
Also 200 meter nearest beautiful shamalvan Garden.

Nice place, surrounded by hills. Darshan can be done easily, though there are timings. Parking and water facilities are available. Half pants are not allowed.

Unique is the word for describing the matchless grandeur and beauty of Shamlaji, after a casual glance at the grand sculptural beauty of the temple, one is lead to believe that it must have been the creation of the mighty gods. In a word, it is a living heaven on earth with Shri Vishnu Ji's blissful presence for devotees.

This divine sacred temp, famous as shamlaji is situated among the north-east of the Meshvo River in the natural beauty of groves in Arvalli District in Gujarat State. In this holy place of pilgrimage are situated temples of lord Shiva and goddess Sarvamangala, along with the temple of Gadadhar (holding a mace) Lord Shamlaji.

Shamlaji is a very ancient place. Its natural pastoral beauty is highly fascinating. The Sculpture of the temple is a class by itself.

This holy place of pilgrimage, shamlaji, is considered as the abods of the gods. Festival of lights is celebrated here every year on the full-moon night of the month of Kartika. Sweet in the form of 'Prasad' are distributed to the devotees. Thousands of pilgrims flock to this place on every full-moon day. Big fairs are held on the fully-moon day. Big fairs are held on the full-moon days on the months of Maha and shravan. The full-moon day fair of the month of Kartika is, of course, a grand one.

At present, facilities are provided by provision stores, Primary School, High School and Industrial College for the adivasis, Post and Telegraph Office, Telephone Exchange, Bank, Hospital and Water Works.

There are number of Caravansaraies (inns) for the boarding accommodation of the pilgrims, Arrangement for lodging are provided by the Temple, the Laxminarayan Annkshetra and the lodges in the town.

Good roads from Ahmedabad to reach in 2 hours 30 minutes by private car.

Dormitory accommodation as well room (A. C. & Non A. C.rooms) for family is available from Temple Trust, though in limited numbers.

Very nice place to visit.

Rich heritage of Shamlaji mandir is displayed in all its glory.

Om Namah Bhagavate Vasudevay!
Awesome ANCIENT and BEAUTIFUL temple of lord Vishnu located in between beautiful mountains of Aravalli at Shamlaji.
Peace lovers should must visit this place once in a lifetime.

Name of lord Vishnu at this temple is SHAMALIYO and thats why the village itself is being known as SHAMLAJI.
The management is very good as they maintains a big crowd during the festival seasons (holi time and diwali time) and about cleaning its an awesome.

Shamlaji is one of the known temple of lord Krishna among DWARKA, DAKOR, MATHURA.

Food facility is also available from the Shamlaji Temple Trust which is in the camus of the temple.
Accommodation facility from the trust is not available.

Connectivity:
By Road- National Highway 8 is passing through shamlaji so no problem of road connectivity as government transportation facility frequency is 10 min/bus.

By Train: Nearby Railway Junction is Himmatnagar, from himmatnagar to shamlaji by road (40km)

By Air: Nearby Airport is AHMEDABAD Airport only (90km)

Nearby City: Himmatnagar

May lord Krishna fulfill wishes of all devotees and gives lots of prosperity, happiness and long life to all devotees!

Jay Shree Krishna!

One Of The Best Place To Visit In Gujarat. Services To Visitors Are Too Good By The Temple Management. Amazing Place With Positive Vibes.

Beautiful temple and complex.
Peaceful place to pray.
Ancient architecture.
Easy to find times when there are no crowds.
There is a small market around the temple and a parking spot.

CONS: no clear exit from the highway. Easy to get lost.

Toilet facility is very very dirty - at least at temples we should focus on cleanliness.

શ્રી કૃષ્ણ swaroop
Hundi accepted by Shamalsa Sheth of His Bhakta
Kavi Shree Narshi Mehta.
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Divya Darshan

Nice temple of kaliya thakur (krishan bhagwan) (sanwariya seth) old temple amd a good place to visit here

Best temple of lord Krishna surrounded by beautiful mountains.we feel so peace n blessed there.

A very prestigious Hindu temple and has a very good architecture with numerous designes. I would suggest all the art lovers should go there.

શામળાજી ખાતે મેશ્વો નદીના કાંઠે આ મેળો ભરાય છે. આ મેળામાં આદિવાસી અને ભીલ સાથે અન્ય વિવિધ જાતીના લોકો વિશાળ સંખ્યામાં આવે છે.

આ ઉપરાંત ગુજરાતમાં અન્ય લોકમેળા ભરાય છે. જેવાકે અંબાજીમાં ભાદરવી પુનમે, સોમનાથમાં કાર્તીકી પૂર્ણીમાનો, જામનગરમાં કાલાવડનો અને ભૂચરમોરીનો મેળો, ડાંગમાં ડાંગ દરબાર, સાબરકાંઠાનો ચિત્ર-વિચિત્ર મેળો ઉપરાંત સૌરાષ્‍ટ્રમાં રાજકોટ તથા જામનગરમાં જન્માષ્‍ટમીનો મેળો પણ ખાસ મહત્વ ધરાવે છે.

Great place to visit
Shamlaji, also spelled Shamalaji, is a major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Aravalli district of Gujarat state of India. The Shamlaji temple is dedicated to Vishnu. [1] Several other Hindu temples are located nearby.

This Temple is just amazing i just love this temple i suggest you that you just visit here one time its name is also given in book

This one is most awesome place I have ever seen? The ideol of lord Krishna is lovely ️there is greenary everywhere. That was I loved most. ️

The faces of Lord Krishna from his childhood "swarup" to the mature one. One of the most popular temple among "Vaishnav". There are other temples too like temple of Lakshmi Mata, Hanuman Dada and of Lord Ganesha. The parking facility was amazing. The temple is located between Modasa-Udaipur Highway and you need to enter shamlaji temple while taking left on the service road from Udaipur shamlaji bypass. There is a local market for shopping. The walls of temple were incredible. If you are interested in architecture please go and visit. Jai shree krishna.

Wonderful place in Arvalli mountains. Feeling great in front of shamlaji
Never to miss this place while on tour of Rajasthan.
Jay Shree Krishna

Most rare scenic architectural work done of this hindu temple worshipping lord Krishna!

Must visit place located at the main highway of Abu road.

The vision of Lord Shamlia was very nice, and the carvings and sculptures of the temple are very beautiful. Jai shree Krishna

A place situated surrounding by the ranges of aravalli hills, an ancient temple of the religion of Hindu devotees, calm and serenity you feel there, an unforgettable memories you will have forever.

Very Great peaceful and spiritual Environment you can find here. It's a temple of Lord Krishna.

Also known as Shamadsha Sheth.

Jay Shree Krishna

Shamlaji is a temple of lord Vishnu, 50 kms away from Himatnagar, 30kms from Modasa, Shamlaji holds a very much religious importance in local public as well as public from Sabarkantha and Aravalli Dist.on Poonam of Kartak month after Diwali, a big fair is organized here.

Shamlaji temple is located on the banks of the Meshvo river in the valley surrounded by well wooded hills.  It is also referred to as Dholi Dhajawala due to white silk flag fluttering on top of the temple.

Religios place
Shamlaji is derived from sanskrit word shyam which refers to black and is given to lord shri krishna, the writer of holy book of hindu shri bhagvat geeta
And this is his temple.
It is so old

Very important place based on historical perspective.but if you are buy any food packet or soft drinks from near by shops, they charge extra on MRP.so just avoid buying from them.

Shamlaji Temple is one of the most religious place of Hindu in Gujarat. It's a very meant who people believe in Astha, Shraddha and trust.

A must visit place. Jai Shree Krishna. Overall well maintained and very beautiful atmosphere. You can easily get darshan of Bhagvan.