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2. Hindu pilgrimage sites in India - Wikipedia

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   Kedarnath Temple in Himalayan Mountains, Uttarakhand Evening prayers at Ganga river (Har-Ki-Pauri) in Haridwar. In Hinduism, the yatra (pilgrimage) to the tirthas (sacred places) has special significance for earning the punya (spiritual merit) needed to attain the moksha (salvation) by performing the darśana (viewing of deity), the parikrama (circumambulation), the yajna (sacrificial fire ...

3. List of mythological places - Wikipedia

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   The dwelling place of the Shinto kami. Thule: An island somewhere in the belt of Scandinavia, northern Great Britain, Iceland, and Greenland. Vineta: A mythical city at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Vyraj: A mythical place in Slavic mythology, where "birds fly for the winter and souls go after death". Westernesse

4. Sapta Puri - Wikipedia

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   It is the location where, Hindus from all parts of the country, particularly North India, immerse ashes of the dead and perform last rites. [20] [21] Apart from the regular annual pilgrimage season from April to November, during February–March Magh Mela ('mela' means "fair") is also held on a large scale. Other spectacular events that are ...

5. Tungnath - Wikipedia

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   The Panch Kedar Temples are constructed in the North-Indian Himalayan Temple "Katyuri" architecture with the Kedarnath, Tungnath and Madhyamaheshwar temples looking similar. Legend also states that Rama , the central character of Ramayana , meditated at the Chandrashila peak which is close to Tungnath, in India.

6. Tourism in Uttarakhand - Wikipedia

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   Panch Kedar (Sanskrit: पंचकेदार) refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. They are the subject of many legends that directly link their creation to Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu Indian epic, the Mahabharata.

7. Pilgrimage places in India - Wikipedia

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   Vaishali was the capital of the Vajjian Republic of ancient India. Some other pilgrimage places in India and Nepal connected to the life of Gautama Buddha are: Pataliputta, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Gaya, Kapilavastu, Kosambi, Sanchi, Varanasi, Kesariya, Devadaha, Pava and Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Dhauli Stupa, near Puri, Odisha, etc.

8. List of Jain temples - Wikipedia

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   Palitana Tirtha Dilwara Temples Saavira Kambada Basadi in Moodbidri Brahma Jinalaya, Lakkundi Hutheesing Jain Temple Jain Narayana temple : a UNESCO World Heritage Site Parshvanatha temple, Khajuraho : a UNESCO World Heritage Site Lal Mandir in Delhi Lodhurva Jain temple Soniji Ki Nasiyan Panchakuta Basadi, Mandya Parshwanath Temple, Calcutta Jain Tirthankara Relief at Padmakshi Gutta ...

9. Kedarnath Temple - Wikipedia

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   Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India. The temple complex, surrounding areas, and Kedarnath town suffered extensive damage, but the temple structure did not suffer any major damage, apart from a few cracks on one side of the four walls which was caused by the flowing debris from the higher mountains.