In religion and spiriuality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of every major religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim. India is the most popular in pilgrimage tourism because it is the land of every religion like Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
Most Hindus who can afford to go on such journeys travel to numerous iconic sites including those below:
Ahobilam
Allahabad
Amararama
Amaravathi village, Guntur district
Amarkantak
ahamdabad
Amarnath
Anandasram kanhangad
Annll
Arasavalli
Attukal
Avittathur
Ayodhya
Baba Dhansar
Badrinath
Basistha Ashram
Batu Caves
Belur Math
Bhadrachalam
Bhavani
Bhimashankar Temple
Brindarvan
Chitrakuta
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
Dakor
Dharmasthala
Draksharama
Dwaraka Pītha
Dwarka
Gajanan Maharaj
Gangotri
Gaya, India
Ghatikachala
Godachi Veerbhadhreshwar Temple
Gor Khuttree
Gosaikunda
Govardhana matha
Govindavadi
Hajo
Haridwar
Hemkund
Hornad,Annapurnadevi Temple
Idagunji
Jonnawada
Jyotirlinga
Jyotirmath
Kalaram Temple
Kalighat Temple, Kolkata
Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
Karanja Datta Mandir
Kataragama
Kateel
Katra
Kedarnath
Kolhapur
Kollur
Konark
Ksheerarama
kuchanpally
Kukke Subramanya Temple
Kumararama
Kumbakonam
Kumbh Mela
Kurukshetra
Kuruvapur
Madurai Meenakshi Temple
Maha Devi Tirth temple in Kullu
Maihar Devi
Mahur,Renuka Devi
Ghata Mehandipur Balaji, Rajasthan
Mandher Devi temple in Mandhradevi
Manikaran
Mayapur
Mantralayam,Raghavendr Swamy Temple
Mount Abu
Mount Kailash
Mukhalingam
Narasimha Konda
Narayanalayam
Narmada River
Nashik
Nellitheertha
Omkareshwar
Palani
Pancharama Kshetras
Panchavati
Pandharpur
Parashuram Kund
Pithapuram
Puri
Pushkar
Puttaparthy Sri Sathya Sai
Ramatheertham
Rameswaram
Rishikesh
Ryali
Sabarimala Swamisaranam
Salasar Balaji , churu Rajasthan
Sabarimalai, kerala
Sangam, Srikakulam district
Saptashrangi
Shirdi
Shivkhori
Shri Kali Temple, Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur(Rajasthan)
Shri Mahadev Mandir
Simhachalam
Sivagiri, Kerala
Somarama
Sri Kurmam
Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Srirangam
Srisailam
Talapady
Thanjavur
Thiruchendur
Thirumanthamkunnu Temple
Thrissur
Tirtha and Kshetra
Tirupati
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Tuljapur Bhavani temple
Thiruvananthapuram
Udupi
Ujjain
Vaishno Devi
Vani (Nashik)
Varanasi
Vindhayachal
Vithoba
Vrindavan
Yamunotri
Yadagirigutta, Telangana
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 you to attain salvation. There are Four Dhams and Twelve Jyotirlings along with 51 Shakti Peeths in India.
Golden Temple
Patna Sahib
Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh)
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab)
Baba Bakala (Punjab)
Gobindwal Sahib (Punjab)
Taran Taran (Punjab)
Sirhind (Punjab)
HemKund Sahib (Uttarakhand)
Nanded Sahib (Maharashtra)
Meera syed Ali Datar, Gujarat
Hazratbal
Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer
Haji Ali Dargah Mumbai
Hazrat Saber pak Darga Calyari sharif Roorkee
Darga khawaja kanoon sahib madya pardesh
mazar-e-najmi ujjain MP
BuddishaiBaba dargah in Telangana
Hazrat NazamuddinDargah Delhi
Bodh Gaya: the place of his Enlightenment (in the current Mahabodhi Temple).
Sarnath: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first teaching.
Kusinara: (now Kusinagar, India) where he died.
Sravasti: Place of the Twin Miracle, showing his supernatural abilities in performance of miracles. Sravasti is also the place where Buddha spent the largest amount of time, being a major city in ancient India.
Rajgir: Place of the subduing of Nalagiri, the angry elephant, through friendliness. Rajgir was another major city of ancient India. It has strong connection with buddhism.[1]
Sankasia: Place of the descending to earth from Tusita heaven (after a stay of 3 months teaching his mother the Abhidhamma).
Vaishali: Place of receiving an offering of honey from a monkey. 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, Amaravati, Nagarjuna Konda, Sanchi, Varanasi, Kesariya, Devadaha, Pava and MathuraMandaver(Bijnor U.P),Hapur(ghaziabad U.P). Most of these places are located in the Gangetic plain.
North India: Hastinapur, Taxila, and Ashtapada
South India: Shravanabelagola, Moodabidri, Humbaj, Anantnath Swami Temple near Kalpetta
Eastern India: Shikharji, Pawapuri, Champa, Pundravardhan
Western India: Palitana, Girnar, Mount Abu, Mahavirji, Shankheshwar, Mahudi
Central India: Vidisha, Kundalpur, Sonagir
The Zoroastrians take pilgrimage trips in India to the eight Atash Behrams in India and one in Yazd (Iran).
Goa. St. Francis Xavier
St. Thomas Mount. Place where St. Thomas was martyred.
Vailankanni. 16th-century Marian apparition site.
Thodupuzha. Divine Mercy Shrine of Holy Mary :- Marian apparition site.
Nashik, Mahrashtra, Shrine of the Infant Jesus.
st Peter's and st pauls Orthodox church ( parumala church), parumala,kerala.
st George Orthodox church, puthupally.
kattachira st Mary's Jacobite church.
niranam st Mary's Orthodox church.
