Pilgrimages
India is a vast country people with diverse and ancient civilizations, and its religious geography is highly complex. To grasp the complexity of the situation, in India all temples are considered sacred places and thus religious visitors to the temples may be described as pilgrims, for a temple to be considered a true pilgrimage shrine it must have a long history of attracting pilgrims, The primary intention of a pilrim's visit to a holy site is to receive the darshan of the deity resident in te temples inner sanctum or open air shrine.
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Mahabalipuram Nestling on the shores of the Bay of Bengal cost in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is 58-km south of Chennai. Mahabalipuram - Pristine beaches, bright sun and crisp sand, wrapping up untold tales of the 7th century. More... |
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Madurai located on the banks of Vaigai River, Madurai is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu. The city, known as the Athens of the East, is globally famous for its "Jasmines". More... |
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Rameshwaram is an island- of Lord Rama's temple at Tamil Nadu is a terrific destination. It is the place from where Lord Rama, built a bridge across the sea to rescue his consort Sita from her abductor, Ravana.This is also the place where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva to cleanse away the sin of killing Ravana. More... |
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Haridwar located in the foot hills of the Himalayas, represents the point where the Ganga reaches the plains. Haridwar is an ancient piligrimage site, held in reverence for centuries. The Chinese pilgrim, describes Haridwar as Mayura, on the eastern banks of the Ganges. More... |
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Rishikesh is just 24 Kms from Haridwar. Located in the laps of lower Himalayas, this place is considered to be the access point of three other pilgrim places of Badrinath - Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri the four great places which combine to make Chardham. More... |
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Tirupathi Tirumala is one of the most popular Hindu shrine in the country. The temple dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara The town of Tirupati came into existence only about the middle of the twelfth century, with the foundation of the Govindarajaswami temple. More... |
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