The fair is organized by local people, sadhus, police and forest department officials. The pilgrimage on foot, formerly 12 miles which is now curtailed to 6 miles since 150 years ago, takes 4 days. Devotees visit these sacred places during the parikrama.

Saturday, March 27, 2010. Is a subspecies of the. Which survives today only in the. In 2005, the Gujarat government reported that 359 Asiatic lions were sighted in the Gir forest. The Asiatic lion is one of the four major. Found in India, the others being the. The Asiatic lions once ranged from the Mediterranean. To the north-eastern parts of the. Asiatic lion are smaller and lighter than their African counterparts, but are equally aggressive. It is sometimes misidentified as the. Which is in fact the.

Thursday, March 25, 2010. Finally after a delay of almost two decades, the Girnar mountain may get its ropeway. Tourism minister Jaynarayan Vyas informed the state assembly about the status of Girnar mountain ropeway project. The ropeway project will be undertaken by Ushabrecko Company at the cost of Rs89.