Sacred Places
Sacred Places
The 108 Divya Desams
Sacred Vaishnava Shrines
12 Jyotirlingas
Names, Locations and Significance
The 51 Shakti Peethas
Names, Locations and Significance
Ajanta and Ellora
The Sacred Rock-Cut Buddhist Cave Sanctuaries
Amarnath Holy Cave
The Himalayan Ice Lingam of Immortality
Basavakalyan
Birthplace of the Sharana Movement
Char Dham
The Four Sacred Pilgrimage Centers of Bharat
Dera Ballan
Heart of the Ravidassia Movement
Ashtamahasthana
The Eight Great Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites
The Five Sacred Tirthas of Jainism
The Shwetambara Pancha Tirth, five peaks where Tirthankaras attained liberation, draw pilgrims on foot in fasting and non-violence toward Moksha itself.
The Four Holy Sites of the Buddha
The Mahaparinibbana Sutta names four pilgrimage sites: Lumbini (birth), Bodh Gaya (enlightenment), Sarnath (first sermon), and Kushinagar (parinirvana).
Kartarpur
The City of Kirat, Naam, and Vand Chakko
Nankana Sahib
Birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Paonta Sahib
Divine Poetry on the Yamuna
Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan, Varanasi
Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan in Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi, marks his birthplace and is the most significant pilgrimage site for the Ravidassia community.
Kabir Chaura Math
Where Sant Kabir Lived and Taught in Varanasi
Kabir's Samadhi and Mazaar at Maghar
A Hindu samadhi and a Muslim mazaar stand side by side at Maghar, where Kabir died, embodying his teaching that truth lies beyond religious labels.
Kudalasangama
Where Basavanna Attained Aikya
Moodabidri and Karkala
Jain Heritage of Tulu Nadu
Mount Kailash
The Abode of the Adi Yogi
Nalanda and Vikramashila
Buddhism's Great Mahaviharas
Panj Takht
The Five Sacred Seats of Sikh Authority
Ranakpur Jain Temple
The Marvel of 1,444 Marble Pillars
Rishikesh and Haridwar
Yoga Capital and Ganga Gateway
The Sapta Puri
The Seven Holy Moksha-Bestowing Cities of Bharat
Shravanabelagola
Abode of Bahubali Gommateshwara
Sonagiri
The Golden Hill of 103 Jain Temples
Sri Harmandir Sahib
The Golden Temple of Amritsar
Tabo and Hemis
Sacred Himalayan Monasteries