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The Maha Kumbh is a significant Hindu event held after every 144 years and the Kumbh Mela is a significant Hindu event held approximately every 12 years, rotating among four locations - Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik. [1] [2] The site of each Kumbh Mela is decided by the astrological alignment of Jupiter , Sun , and Moon .
The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India is a Hindu temple, that was inaugurated [4] on 22 January 2024 after a prana pratishtha (consecration) ceremony. [5] [4] In Hindu tradition, this temple is believed to be located at an ancient pilgrimage site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism.
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 ...
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.
The Sapta Puri (Sanskrit सप्त-पुरी, saptapurī, "seven cities") are a group of seven Hindu tirtha, or holy pilgrimage sites, located in India. Pilgrimage to these sites is said to bless the pilgrim with moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death).
Mukti Dham Mukam is a pilgrimage site [5] near Talwa village, now known as Mukaam, [6] in the Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India.It holds immense significance for the Bishnoi community, [5] being the final resting place of Sri Guru Jambheshwar Bhagwan, [6] also known as Jambhoji.
The two-month Hindu pilgrimage, currently underway, draws hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims from across India. The routes leading to the cave shrine are guarded by tens of thousands of soldiers.
Map of the 48 kos parikrama (approx. 96 miles circle) around Kurukshetra (at Ban Ganga/Bhishma Kund). The 48 kos parikrama is a parikrama (a circumbabulatory pilgrimage) of various Mahabharata-related and other Vedic-era tirthas (Hindu sacred sites) around the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana, India.