Mount Abu - A hill resort in a desert may sound surprising, but the scrubby Aravalies that run through the state rise sharply here, ensuring mood equitable climate, and set within a bowl in the same vicinity is a large lake Nakki which completes the conventional imagery of a summer retreat in the hills, which is exactly what the British, as well as the princely states of the Rajputana have used it for but for Mount Abu for much longer has been important centre of pilgrimage for the Janis who have adorned the landscape with their temples. Closely linked with history and pilgrimage, Mount Abu, nevertheless, is a charming place for an ideal stay away from the madding crowds.