Pilgrimage Centers in india
India is a secular state. It’s a country where all the religions, whether majority or minority leave peacefully. India is the home of Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity and it’s the very country where Buddhism and Jainism originated. India provides the right to freedom of religion, where every individual has the right to practice any religion. It’s not only India’s constitution that respects all religions, but its people also respect every religion. Since India is a confluence of many religions and faiths, it is marked with a number of pilgrimages belonging to each religion. These pilgrimages in India are centers where people come to transport themselves to a higher level of spirituality. Here, people find themselves closer to god. These centers are not only famous amongst Indians, in fact every year Pilgrimage tour in India attracts devotees and pilgrims from all around the world.
North India Pilgrimage tours
Pilgrimage centers in India are spread all across the country. A pilgrimage tour in India is bound to take you to some of the most remote parts of the country and show you that face of India that you might have never known. A complete pilgrimage in India covering all the religious destinations is a tedious task because of innumerable faiths and gods of the people here. Some of the famous north India pilgrimage destinations are Vaishno Devi, Mathura, Amarnath, Vrindavan, Badrinath, Haridwar, Gangotri and Yamnotri for Hindus. Most of the north India pilgrimage centres are located at a high altitude. Hence when you go for a pilgrimage, the salubrious climate and the spiritual environment of these locations is bound to give the real peace of mind. Golden temple, the world famous pilgrimage for Sikhs is also located in Amritsar in North India.
South India Pilgrimage tours
South India with its untouched nature offers a holistic environment for pilgrims. South India pilgrimage tour takes you to old temples that were built thousands of years ago. The tours include visits to pilgrimage centers in Chennai, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa. The famous Hindu pilgrimage of Tirupati Balaji is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and the world known Shirdi, the abode of Sai Baba is located in Maharashtra. Other famous pilgrimages located in South India are Mahabalipuram, Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Kanchipuram, and Tiruchirapalli. Destinations in Kerala, god’s own country include Attukal Bhagavathy temple (Trivandrum) and Guruvayoor temple (Trichur), known as the Kasi of South India. South India is mostly famous for Hindu temples and pilgrimage places, but a south India pilgrimage tour is bound to rejuvenate your soul with its temple tours and rejuvenates your body with its calm and tranquilizing backwaters and beaches.
Jain and Buddhist pilgrimage Tours
Jainism and Buddhism are two religions that find their roots in India, but today these religions have crossed the borders and have believers and followers all across the world. Most of the pilgrimage centres of these religions are located in central India or North east states of India. Jain temples like Dilwara temples, Udyagiri and khandagiri are located in central India in the states of UP, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Buddhist pilgrimage tour in India covers Rajgriha, Bodhgaya, Nalanda (all in Bihar) and Sarnath in UP. Even though Lumbini the holy place of birth of Lord Buddha is located in Nepal but Bodhgaya was the place of his enlightenment. A Buddhist pilgrimage tour in India can take you to some of the world heritage sites such as Ajanta and Ellora caves which have some of the exotic Buddhist paintings and architecture. |
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