Pilgrimage places in India
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In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of every major religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim. India is the most popular in pilgrimage tourism because it is the land of every religion like Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
Hinduism[edit]
Main article: Hindu_pilgrimage_sites_in_India
Most Hindus who can afford to go on such journeys travel to numerous iconic sites including those below:
- Ahobilam
- Allahabad
- Amararama
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
- Amarkantak
- Amarnath
- Anandasram kanhangad
- Annamalai Hill
- Arasavalli
- Attukal
- Avittathur
- Ayodhya
- Baba Dhansar
- Badrinath
- Basistha Ashram
- Batu Caves
- Belur Math
- Bhadrachalam
- Bhavani
- Bhimashankar Temple
- Brindarvan
- Chitrakuta
- Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
- Dakor
- Dharmasthala
- Draksharama
- Dwaraka Pītha
- Dwarka
- Gajanan Maharaj
- Gangotri
- Gaya, India
- Ghatikachala
- Godachi Veerbhadhreshwar Temple
- Gor Khuttree
- Gosaikunda
- Govardhana matha
- Govindavadi
- Hajo
- Haridwar
- Hemkund
- Idagunji
- Jonnawada
- Jyotirlinga
- Jyotirmath
- Kalaram Temple
- Kalighat Temple, Kolkata
- Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
- Kataragama
- Kateel
- Katra
- Kedarnath
- Kolhapur
- Kollur
- Konark
- Ksheerarama
- Kukke Subramanya Temple
- Kumararama
- Kumbakonam
- Kumbh Mela
- Kurukshetra
- Madurai Meenakshi Temple
- Maha Devi Tirth temple in Kullu
- Maihar Devi
- Mandher Devi temple in Mandhradevi
- Manikaran
- Mayapur
- Mount Abu
- Mount Kailash
- Mukhalingam
- Narasimha Konda
- Narayanalayam
- Narmada River
- Nashik
- Nellitheertha
- Omkareshwar
- Palani
- Pancharama Kshetras
- Panchavati
- Pandharpur
- Parashuram Kund
- Pithapuram
- Puri
- Pushkar
- Puttaparthy Sri Sathya Sai
- Ramatheertham
- Rameswaram
- Rishikesh
- Ryali
- Sabarimala Swamisaranam
- Sabarimalai, kerala
- Sangam, Srikakulam district
- Saptashrangi
- Shirdi
- Shivkhori
- Simhachalam
- Sivagiri, Kerala
- Somarama
- Sri Kurmam
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Srirangam
- Srisailam
- Talapady
- Thanjavur
- Thiruchendur
- Thirumanthamkunnu Temple
- Thrissur
- Tirtha and Kshetra
- Tirupati
- Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
- Tuljapur Bhavani temple
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Udupi
- Ujjain
- Vaishno Devi
- Vani (Nashik)
- Varanasi
- Vindhayachal
- Vithoba
- Vrindavan
- Yamunotri
These Hindu pilgrimage sites can be divided into dhams, kumbhs, jyotirlingas, devi sites etc. Every category has got its own significance. It is believed that visiting char dhams help you to attain salvation. There are Four Dhams and Twelve Jyotirlings along with 51 Shakti Peeths in India.
Sikhism[edit]
- Golden Temple
- Patna Sahib
- Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh)
- Anandpur Sahib (Punjab)
- Baba Bakala (Punjab)
- Gobindwal Sahib (Punjab)
- Taran Taran (Punjab)
- Sirhind (Punjab)
- HemKund Sahib (Uttar Pradesh)
- Nanded Sahib (Maharastra)
Islam[edit]
- Hazratbal
- Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer
- Haji Ali Dargah
there is no place in india for pilgrimage for muslims. it is only there in saudi arabia.
Buddhism[edit]
Main article: Buddhist_pilgrimage_sites_in_India
- Bodh Gaya: the place of his Enlightenment (in the current Mahabodhi Temple).
- Sarnath: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first teaching.
- Kusinara: (now Kusinagar, India) where he died.
- Sravasti: Place of the Twin Miracle, showing his supernatural abilities in performance of miracles. Sravasti is also the place where Buddha spent the largest amount of time, being a major city in ancient India.
- Rajgir: Place of the subduing of Nalagiri, the angry elephant, through friendliness. Rajgir was another major city of ancient India.
- Sankasia: Place of the descending to earth from Tusita heaven (after a stay of 3 months teaching his mother the Abhidhamma).
- Vaishali: Place of receiving an offering of honey from a monkey. Vaishali was the capital of the Vajjian Republic of ancient India.
Some other pilgrimage places in India and Nepal connected to the life of Gautama Buddha are: Pataliputta, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Gaya, Kapilavastu, Kosambi,Amaravati, Nagarjuna Konda, Sanchi, Varanasi, Kesariya, Devadaha, Pava and MathuraMandaver(Bijnor U.P),Hapur(ghaziabad U.P). Most of these places are located in the Gangetic plain.
Jainism[edit]
Main article: Tirtha
- North India: Hastinapur, Taxila, and Ashtapada
- South India: Shravanabelagola, Moodabidri, Humbaj, Anantnath Swami Temple near Kalpetta
- Eastern India: Shikharji, Pawapuri, Champa, Pundravardhan
- Western India: Palitana, Girnar, Mount Abu, Mahavirji, Shankheshwar, Mahudi
- Central India: Vidisha, Kundalpur, Sonagir
Zoroastrianism[edit]
The Zoroastrians take pilgrimage trips in India to the eight Atash Behrams in India and one in Yazd (Iran).
Christianity[edit]
- Goa. St. Francis Xavier
- St. Thomas Mount. Place where St. Thomas was martyred.
- Vailankanni. 16th-century Marian apparition site.
- Thodupuzha. Divine Mercy Shrine of Holy Mary :- Marian apparition site.
Nashik, Mahrashtra, Shrine of the Infant Jesus.
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