The most ancient holy places in Gujarat are Dwarka, the seat of the Yadava kingdom of Lord Krishna and the Somnath temple at Veraval which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Ambaji, Palitana, Girnar and Pavagadh are hill top shrines similarly dating back in history. Ambaji and Becharaji are two most popular goddesses of Gujarat and the temples dedicated to these two goddesses are the centres of pilgrimage for Hindus. Women observe vow of the goddess Becharaji to obtain fertility. Other religious spots include Bhadreswar, Dhakor in Kheda district, Shamlaji in the Sabarkantha district etc

Jains have their holy places at Miran Datar in Mehsana district, Palitana in the Shetrunjaya hill, in Taranga and the Jamial Shah Pir on the Datar hill near the Girnar. Parsis have their holy places at Udvada, near Surat. The holy flame brought here by these worshippers of the sun-god still burns and inspires this small and significant community. Besides these major holy places there are several other temples in Gujarat. In fact Gujarat is a land of temples, which besides their  historical and religious significance, are noteworthy for their architectural splendor.

Somnath

The temple of Somnath is one of the  oldest holy places in India. The story of Chandra, the Moon-god associated with the shrine, adds to the mystery of it. Among the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva, the one at Somnath has precedence over all the others. Somnath had a chequered history. Every time it was destroyed, it rose again with added splendour. Its destruction at the hands of Mahmud of Ghazni was the precursor of the loss of India's independence and its final renovation followed India regaining her lost freedom. It was destroyed by Allauddin Khilji and Aurangazeb, and every time it was rebuilt. Ahalyabai Holkar of Indore rebuilt the temple adjacent to the original site.

Shakti Temples- Pavagadh

Pavagadh in the centre of Gujarat has temples dedicated to goddesses Mahakali and Bhadrakali. According to a legend Jayasimhadev, last of the Patai Rayal rulers of the place was attracted during a Navratri festival to a beautiful woman taking part in the Garba celebration. The beautiful woman was none other than  goddess Kali, who on being requested by the king to be his prime queen, uttered a curse, as a result of which the Patai Raval lost his throne to Mahmug Begado, the Muslim Sultan of Gujarat.

Palitana

Palitana is a holy place for the Jains, a small mercantile community of Gujarat. The top of the Shetrunjaya, a nearby hill of 603 meters height, is covered with about 863 temples, some of which are of pure marble and dates as far back as the eleventh century. The Shetrunjaya is one of the five sacred hills of the Jains. The other two in Gujarat being the Girnar and the Taranga on which are also constructed temples dedicated to Jain Tirthankaras. These holy places have a number of Dharmashalas where pilgrims can stay.

Ambaji Temple

The Ambaji temple dedicated to Ambaji, a popular goddess of Gujarat is located on the Arasur hill in the Aravali Range in Banaskantha district. The mother goddess is a manifestation of Lord Shiva's consort Parvathi. It is one of the 64 Shakthipith's, where pieces of the body of Sathi, Shiva's consort fell. The marble shrine here does not have any idol. Ambaji Fair dedicated to Amba, Mother goddess is celebrated on the Purnima (full moon days) of the months of Kartik, Chaitra and Bhadrapada. Ambaji is at a distance of 179 kms from Ahmedabad.   

Dhakor

Dhakor originally known as Dankpur, is an ancient temple town in Kheda district, sacred to Lord Krishna. There are many temples in Dhakor of which the temple of Ranchodrai has an idol of Krishna which is said to be brought here from Dwarka, by a devotee. The town is located 40 kms east of Nadiad and about 94 kms. from both Vadodara and Ahmedabad.

BAPS Swaminarayan Temple
Located on the Kalawad Road in Rajkot, the temple is a magnificent structure built in pink stone and marble during1998-99.It follows the Swaminarayan Sampradaya founded by Bhagwan Swaminarayan and belongs to the Vaishnav tradition which is a form of Hindu religion.

Ramkrishna Ashram & Jagat Mandir
Ramkrishna Ashram is the second, most important place for the followers of Swami Vivekananda after Kolkata.Jagat mandir, a temple dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa is also located there on Yagnik Road.