Girnar Pilgrimage is always full of divine blessings from Lord Dattatreya. Its on top of one of the Girnar hills called Girnar Shikhar.
This is where Lord Dattatreya had done tapashcharya (meditation) for 12000 years. The Datta Paduka is on top of the shikhar (hill) which you can reach after climbing 10000 steps from ground level at Girnar Talethi. Nowadays you have ropeways from ground till Ambaji Mandir (5000 steps).
This pilgrimage is full of multiple divine temples such as Ambaji Mata Mandir at 5000 Steps, Shree Guru Gorakshnath Mandir at 6500 steps, Kamandalu Tirth at 9000 steps and there are so many other temples.
How to Travel from Mumbai/Thane to Girnar?
To reach Girnar, one can travel by train from Mumbai to Junagadh and from there they can reach Girnar. One can also take luxury buses (seating/sleeper/ac/non-ac) from Mumbai till Junagadh. One can also travel by Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and from there can travel by vehicle. Ahmedabad to Girnar travel could be around 6 hours, so overall 7.5 hrs travel with additional time in checking in to the airport early morning etc. do not offer it as a efficient means of travel. So it is advisable to travel either by train or luxury bus (sleeper coach preferably). Bus Travel could be roughly 15-16 hrs. Buses leaves from Grant road or so and one can board from any place on the western route like Bandra, Andheri, Boriwali etc. People from Thane can board the luxury buses from Fountain Hotel, Versova.
I personally travelled by air to Ahmedabad and from there to Junagadh in private vehicle during my first pilgrimage. In my second pilgrimage, I travelled by luxury sleeper coach bus from Fountain Hotel, Versova. I did not travel by train. However as per me travelling by sleeper coach could be a good option unless you get train bookings for Junagadh.
While climbing steps to reach to the Datta Paduka, people keep chanting Jai Girnari. Chanting Jai Girnari really infuse energy in you.
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Jai Girnari. Om Shree Gurudev Datta
