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A serene and mysterious place, the black hills lie about 25 km North of Khavda. The hills that also happen to be the highest point of Kutch provide a beautiful bird's eye-view of the Great Rann of Kutch. Present here is a 400-year-old Dattatreya Temple, which is a tourist attractor. But reaching the hills by public transport could be difficult, as only a single bus will ply from Khavda to Kalo Dungar during weekends. However, one can also hire jeeps to reach the hills.
Legends have it that when Lord Dattareya came down to earth, he found a flock of jackals starving out of hunger and touched by the helplessness of the animals, he fed himself as food to them. But even as they ate, his body continually regenerated itself. Hence, even to this day, the priest at the temple feeds a flock of jackals with rice after puja every evening. Since the hill lies close by the Pakistan Border, there is an army post beyond which only the military personnel are let in.
