Pilgrimage in India

Pilgrimage has always been the most essential part ofcity, the birthplace of Lord Krishna is visited by large
every religion. Worshiping is our faith in the almighty andnumber of people. Puri, is known for the temple of
it is our way of being dependent on the supernaturalLord Jagganath. Kanyakumari, Rameswaram and
powers of the God. India is regarded as the land ofDwarka are also famous pilgrimage places. Many
religion or dharma. This country is the land of varioustourists visit places like Tirupati, Vaishnodevi and Shirdi.
religions the reflection of which can be seen due to theSikh Pilgrimages
existence of abundance of temples present here. IndiaThe Golden temple, of Sikh community is located in
is a spiritual country, the spirituality here is not limited toAmritsar and is the holiest shrine of the Sikhs in the
the mosques, temples, and churches, and here religioncountry. Anandpur Sahib, is another holy place of the
is the life blood of the nation.Sikhs.
Large numbers of pilgrims come to India from allJain Pilgrimages
around the world as here one can see the conflux ofThe statue of Bahubali at Sravanabelagola in
many religions, India attracts pilgrims from all the nooksKarnataka is the most important Jain pilgrimage sites in
and corners of the world. Hinduism is considered to beIndia. Another major attraction is Dilwara temple at
the oldest religion in the country but it has been theMount Abu in the state of Rajasthan.
birthplace of other religions like Jainism, Buddhism,Christian Pilgrimages
Sufism and Sikhism. Indian sub-continent is also theWorld's best churches can be found in India that is in
home to several shrines of some of the chief religionsthe state of Goa, a wonderful storehouse of earliest
of the world. In India one can see more diversity ofcathedrals and churches.
various sects and religions then at any other country.Buddhist Pilgrimages
All religions namely Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism,Buddhist pilgrimage places in India can be established in
Islam, Jainism and Sikhism have their places of worshipthe states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh anh Laddakh. Bodh
in India.Gaya is a destination where Gautam Buddha achieved
Hindu Pilgrimageshighest enlightenment and every person should this
The snow covered mountains of Amarnath, Badrinathplace once in a lifetime. The Mahabodhi temple
and Kedarnath are some of the pilgrimage places inpositioned over here is an architectural wonder.
North India. The Kumbh Mela which is conducted inVaishali is an additional place of significance for the
Allahabad attracts large number of tourists. MathuraBuddhists.