Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli range

Best known for the unique Rajasthani handicrafts available here, Mount Abu also has a three-day summer festival of classical music and folk dance performances that attract a lot of tourists. Known as Arbudaranya meaning forest of Arbhu or hill of wisdom , the Puranas believe that sage Vasishtha came here following his differences with sage Vishwamitra. During the British rule, Mount Abu was rented by the The East India Company from the Maharaja of Sirohi to be used as the headquarters for the resident of Rajputana until 1947 and as sanatorium for troops.