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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 ...
The 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela also referred to as the 2025 Maha Kumbh, is the ongoing iteration of the Maha Kumbh Mela, scheduled to take place from 13 January to 26 February 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. This special Maha Kumbh Mela marks the completion of 12 Kumbh Mela cycles, making it a once-in-144-years event ...
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.
Many then proceed to visit old Hindu temples near the site. [121] The motivations for the bathing ritual are several. The most significant is the belief that the tirtha (pilgrimage) to the Kumbh Mela sites and then bathing in these holy rivers has a salvific value, moksha – a means to liberation from the cycle of rebirths (samsara). [122]
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).
Gangasagar Mela (Bengali: গঙ্গাসাগর মেলা) is a mela and festival in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. [2] The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar.
The Kanwar (or Kānvar/ Kāvaḍ) Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (Hindustani: [कावड़िया]) or "Bhole" (Hindustani: [भोले]), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri (Uttarakhand) and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur in order to fetch holy waters of Ganges River.
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.