Hindu pilgrimage sites
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In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a very long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred area or shrine of importance to innate faith. Members of every major religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim.
Unlike some other religions, Hindus are not required to undertake pilgrimages during their lifetime.[1] However, most Hindus go on such journeys to numerous iconic sites including those below:
India
Char Dham (Famous Four Pilgrimage sites): The four holy sites
(four small abodes) pilgrimage circuit.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, Kurukshetra, the Land of Bhagavad Gita in Haryana and Ayodhya.
Old Temple cities:
New Pilgrimage Centres: Three comparatively recent temples of fame and huge pilgrimage are
Shakti Pitha: An important set of pilgrimages are the
Jyotirlingas: Other set of important pilgrimages are the Jyotirlingas, where lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Shiva Lingas. There are twelve Jyotirlingas in India. The twelve Jyotirlingas are:
- Bhimashankar Temple, near Pune
- Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga at Srisailamin Andhra Pradesh
- Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh
- Omkareshwarin Madhya Pradesh
- Kedarnath in Uttarakhand
- Vishwanath Temple at Varanasiin Uttar Pradesh
- Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple at Nashik in Maharashtra
- Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga
- Aundha Nagnath in Hingoli, Maharashtra or Nageshvara Jyotirlinga at Dwarka
- Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu
- Aurangabad
Sri Lanka
- Pancha Ishwarams - the 5 ancient Shiva temples of the island from classical antiquity.
- The Muruganpilgrimage route of Sri Lanka including
- Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple, Maviddapuram, Kankesanthurai
- Nallur Kandaswamy temple, Jaffna,
- Koneswaram temple, Trincomalee,
- Verugal Murugan Kovil, Verugal Aru, Verugal, Trincomalee District
- Thirukkovil Sithira Velayutha Swami Kovil, in Thirukkovil, Batticaloa,
- Amparai
- Panamai, Amparai
- Ukanthamalai Murugan Kovil, in Okanda, Kumana National Park
- Katirkamamin the South.
Mauritius
Trinidad and Tobago
- Temple in the Sea, Waterloo Road, Waterloo, Carapichaima, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago
- Dattatreya Mandir and 85-foot Karyasiddhi Hanuman Murti, Datta Drive, Orangefield, Carapichaima, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago
- Shiva Lingam Mandir, Patiram Trace, Penal-Debe, Trinidad and Tobago
- Ganga Dhara festival at the Trinnaadeeshwar Mahadeo Ghat, Kailash Ghat, Hanuman Ghat, Tulsidas Ghat, Ardha Naareshvar Ghat, and Mundan Sanskaar Ghat at Marianne River Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago[4]
- Siparia region, Trinidad and Tobago
- Exchange Village Shiv Mandir, Brickfield Road Exchange Village, Couva, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago[5]
- Moose Bhagat Mandir, Naparima Mayaro Road Mairad Village, Tableland,
- Shiva Mandir, 1 Railway Road Reform Village, Gasparillo, Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago[8]
- Balka Devi Mandir (Mud Volcano Temple), St. Marie Road, Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago[9]
- Shree Pavan Putra Hanuman Shiv Shakti Mandir Cunjal Road, Cunjal, Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago[10]
- Triveni Mandir, Sisters Road, Hardbargain Village, Williamsville, Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago[11]
Suriname
- Arya Diwaker Mandir
Pakistan
- Hinglaj Mata - A Shakthi Peeth in Pakistan's Balochistanprovince
- brothers during part of their exile.
- Sharada Peeth -An abandoned Shakti Peeth
- Sufishrine that is important to Sindhi Hindus
- Tilla Jogian - ancient shrine reportedly over 2,000 years old.
- Shakti Peetha
- Chandragup
- Amb Temples
- Umarkot Shiv Mandir
- Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple
- Kalat Kali Temple
- Goraknath Temple
- Kalibari Mandir, Peshawar
Nepal
- Barahachhetra
- Janakpurdham
- Muktinath
- Pashupatinath Temple
- Changu Narayan Temple
- Buddhanilkantha
- Krishna Temple of Patan Durbar Square
- Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra
- Vyas cave
- Doleshwor Mahadev (considered the head part of Kedarnath temple of India)
- Dolakha Bhimsen temple
- Pathibhara Devi temple
- Halesi Mahadev Temple and Halesi-Maratika Caves
China
Indonesia
- Mother Temple of Besakih
- Prambanan
- Mount Bromo
Cambodia
Malaysia
- Batu Caves
- Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple, Penang
United States
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- Vivekananda Cottage, Thousand Island Park, Jefferson County, New York
See also
References
- ^ Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs - Hinduism See drop-down essay on "Hindu Practices"
- ^ "Hindu Temple Pilgrimage". Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "ISKCON temple in Bangalore". Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "Ganga Dhaaraa Teerath: Water is Life: TriniView.com". www.triniview.com. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Exchange Village Mud Mandir". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Moose Bhagat Hindu Temple". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ Bissessarsingh, Angelo (November 6, 2016). "The Moose Bhagat Mandir". guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Shiva Mandir". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Balka devi Temple". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Hanuman Temple". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Triveni Mandir". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
