Guru Shikhar

The best time to visit Guru Shikhar is during the months of October to March.

1. After the road ends the steps towards the peak are very uneven, thereby you need to be cautious while bringing elderly and children along.
2. Comfortable footwear which holds to the ground is suggested as the hike can get a little steep at places, but it's not difficult at all.

According to the local legend, goddess Anusuya was strictly determined to have a son like Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh which led to tension among Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati - the wives of the three Gods and they told their husbands to go to the people and take Anusuya's examination. The people of earth then took a test of Goddess Anusuya, post which she obtained the infant form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and took them back home to his husband Atri, who had already envisioned the same.

While Atri embraced the three children, their power converted the three into one child with three heads and six hands. Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati, worried about their husbands’ return visited Goddess Anusuya and urged the couple to return them their husbands after which Tridev came to their real form. Impressed by Anusuya and Atri's kind nature, Tridev blessed them with a son, named as Dattatreya, an embodiment of the three Gods. The child had one body but three heads and six arms.

Dattatreya is considered to be an incarnation of the trinity - Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. Guru Dattatreya is an archaic temple on the peak. The temple is said to house the footprints of Lord Dattatreya. To the northwest of Guru Shikhar peak is a temple dedicated to Ahilya, Dattatreya's mother.

The Guru Shikhar Peak is 15 kilometres away from Mount Abu, a cab can be hired very easily. After that, it is a short hike on 300 steps to reach the topmost point. Two wheelers are also available for rent.