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Galta - a pretty and sacred little pilgrim spot,is located just beyond Sisodia Rani-ka Bagh, on Agra Road where one sage Galav is supposed to have lived and meditated.The place is mainly known and visited for it's sacred temples. while entering Galta one come across the aesthetic Balaji ka Mandir which is a triple-storeyed building of pink stone and looking more like a palatial haveli (mansion). The temple of Galtaji, which lies in a picturesque gorge amid low hills, has a huge complex built of pink stone, with a profusion of pavilions having rounded roofs. The walls and pillars have exquisite carvings and paintings. The whole complex is so beautiful that it is more of a visual treat than a place for worship. The temple, however, has a large daily attendance.

Moreover some springs and natural reservoirs also around the Galta temple, where the devotees take holy dips simply to clean away their worldly sins.  Even in the cold of mid-January, devotees throng to these kunds for their ritual dip on Makar-Sankranti, an important festival of the Hindus. The holiest one of these is the Galta Kund, believed never to become dry. All the 7 tanks, including the Galta kund, are fed by a spring emanating from the Gaumukh, a rock carved in the shape of a cow's head.

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