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  2. Hindu pilgrimage sites in India - Wikipedia

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    Kedarnath Temple in Himalayan Mountains, Uttarakhand Evening prayers at Ganga river (Har-Ki-Pauri) in Haridwar. In Hinduism, the yatra (pilgrimage) to the tirthas (sacred places) has special significance for earning the punya (spiritual merit) needed to attain the moksha (salvation) by performing the darśana (viewing of deity), the parikrama (circumambulation), the yajna (sacrificial fire ...

  3. Pilgrimage places in India - Wikipedia

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    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 one to attain salvation. There are four dhams and twelve jyotirlings along with 51 shakti Peeths in India.

  4. Hinduism Today - Wikipedia

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    Specific goals of the magazine include: To foster Hindu solidarity as a unity in diversity among all sects and lineages; To inform and inspire Hindus worldwide and people interested in Hinduism; To dispels myths, illusions and misinformation about Hinduism; To protect, preserve and promote the sacred Vedas and the Hindu religion

  5. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas - Wikipedia

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    The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas is located in three places in two districts of Karnataka, there are two temples in Hassan district and one temple in Mysore district. [ 5 ] The Chennakeshava Temple is located in Belur , about 35 kilometers (22 mi) northwest of Hassan town, the headquarter of Hassan district.

  6. Religious tourism in India - Wikipedia

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    Sacred pilgrim sites related to Lord Krishna are Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Vraja Parikrama, 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra, Dwarka, Bhalka (place of death of Lord Krishna). India has become a major destination for yoga tourism , [ 3 ] bringing business to ashrams in places such as Mysore (for Ashtanga Yoga ) and Rishikesh (for ...

  7. Hindu pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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    Kumbh Mela: The Kumbh Mela (the "pitcher festival") is one of the holiest of Hindu pilgrimages that is held every three years; the location is rotated among Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain. Old Holy cities as per Puranic Texts: Varanasi formerly known as Kashi, Prayagraj also known as Prayag, Haridwar - Rishikesh , Mathura - Vrindavan ...

  8. Yatra - Wikipedia

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    Yatra (Sanskrit: यात्रा, lit. 'journey, procession', IAST: Yātrā), in Indian-origin religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, generally means a pilgrimage [1] to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, sacred mountains, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. [2]

  9. Sapta Puri - Wikipedia

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    In view of its ancient historic, cultural and religious heritage it is considered as “the most holy of the seven sacred cities of Hinduism”. Its historical and religious legacy dates to the Buddha period (6th Century BC) and has been the centre of religious “Brahminical learning” with sages, philosophers, writers and musicians making it ...