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Started in 1878 by Mahabat Khanji and completed in the year 1892 by his successor, Bahadur Kanji, the Mahabat Maqbara, Junagadh houses the tombs of Mahabat Khan, Baha-ud-din, and minister of Nawab Rasul Khanji.

About 2 km east of Junagadh and 3 km from the foot of Girnar Hill, between the two places, is an edict of Emperor Ashoka inscribed on a rock dating from the 3rd century BC. The Ashokan edicts impart moral instructions on dharma, harmony, tolerance, and peace. An uneven rock, with a circumference of seven meters and a height of ten meters, bears inscriptions in Brāhmī script etched with an iron pen.

The inscriptions in Ashoka's 14 rock edicts on a large boulder are all done in Brahmi script. In the same rock, you can also find inscriptions in Sanskrit by the Saka (Scythian) ruler of Malwa, which have been added to it, around 150 C.E. by Mahakshatrap Rudradaman.

Damodar Kund situated at the base of great Mountain Girnar near the city of Junagadh, Gujarat is a sacred bathing tank. It marks the ascent to the beautifully carved ancient temples of Girnar. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati's garment fell during a cruise.

Damodar Kund: It was built by Vajranabha the great grand son of Lord Krishna.