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Hampi's Eastern Ruins at Sunrise
Hampi, Karnataka
A boulder-strewn river valley of temples and bazaars where dawn light turns granite the colour of embers.
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Temples, pilgrimage routes, ashrams, meditation centres and sacred landmarks across many faiths and traditions.
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Badami Cave Shrines
Badami, Karnataka
Sixth-century shrines cut straight into a sandstone cliff, lit for a few minutes each morning by a single shaft of sun.
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Maheshwar River Ghats
Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh
Stone ghats on the Narmada where morning prayer, laundry, weaving and ferry life all happen at once.
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Places of devotion across faiths
Explore a broad collection of Indian pilgrimage destinations and established sacred circuits. A site can belong to more than one circuit.
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Hindu
Badrinath
Badrinath, Uttarakhand
A major Vishnu pilgrimage shrine in the Himalayas.
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Kedarnath
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
A major Shiva shrine and one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
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Gangotri
Gangotri, Uttarakhand
A revered Himalayan temple associated with the Ganga.
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Yamunotri
Yamunotri, Uttarakhand
A Himalayan pilgrimage shrine associated with the Yamuna.
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Dwarkadhish Temple
Dwarka, Gujarat
A major Krishna pilgrimage centre on Gujarat's western coast.
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Jagannath Temple
Puri, Odisha
One of India's most important Vaishnavite pilgrimage temples.
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Ramanathaswamy Temple
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
A major Shiva pilgrimage temple on Rameswaram island.
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Somnath Temple
Somnath, Gujarat
One of the twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines.
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Mallikarjuna Temple
Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
A major Shiva-Shakti pilgrimage centre on the Krishna River.
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Mahakaleshwar Temple
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
A major Shiva shrine and Jyotirlinga in Ujjain.
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Omkareshwar Temple
Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh
A Jyotirlinga shrine on the Narmada River.
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Bhimashankar Temple
Bhimashankar, Maharashtra
A Jyotirlinga shrine in the Sahyadri hills.
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Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
A major Shaiva pilgrimage destination on the Ganges.
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Trimbakeshwar Temple
Trimbak, Maharashtra
One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines near Nashik.
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Vaidyanath Temple
Deoghar, Jharkhand
A major Shiva pilgrimage centre traditionally counted among the Jyotirlingas.
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Nageshwar Temple
Dwarka, Gujarat
A Shiva pilgrimage shrine traditionally associated with the Jyotirlinga tradition.
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Grishneshwar Temple
Verul, Maharashtra
A Jyotirlinga shrine near the Ellora caves.
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Kamakhya Temple
Guwahati, Assam
A major Shakta pilgrimage centre on Nilachal Hill.
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Kalighat Kali Temple
Kolkata, West Bengal
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Jwalamukhi Temple
Jwalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Vishalakshi Temple
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Mahalakshmi Temple
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Kamakshi Amman Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Biraja Temple
Jajpur, Odisha
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Mangalagauri Temple
Gaya, Bihar
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Chamundeshwari Temple
Mysuru, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Renuka Temple
Mahur, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Alopi Devi Temple
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Jogulamba Temple
Alampur, Telangana
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Vaishno Devi
Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
A major pilgrimage shrine in the Trikuta mountains.
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Sharada Peeth tradition site
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Bhramaramba Temple
Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Kukkuteswara Temple
Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Bhimeswara Temple
Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Kapal Mochan / regional Shakti tradition
Hooghly, West Bengal
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Ram Janmabhoomi Temple
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
A major Hindu pilgrimage destination associated with the Ram tradition.
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Hanuman Garhi
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
One of India's most visited Hindu pilgrimage centres.
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Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
Shirdi, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Siddhivinayak Temple
Mumbai, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Sabarimala
Sabarimala, Kerala
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Kanchipuram Temples
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Udupi Sri Krishna Temple
Udupi, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Mookambika Temple
Kollur, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Murudeshwar Temple
Murudeshwar, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Guruvayur Temple
Guruvayur, Kerala
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Ramanathapuram Rameswaram Ghats
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Har Ki Pauri
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Rishikesh Ganga Ghats
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Triveni Sangam
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Vrindavan Banke Bihari Temple
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Mathura Krishna Janmabhoomi
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Nathdwara Shrinathji Temple
Nathdwara, Rajasthan
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Brahma Temple
Pushkar, Rajasthan
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Jain
Ranakpur Jain Temple
Ranakpur, Rajasthan
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Buddhist
Mahabodhi Temple
Bodh Gaya, Bihar
A major Buddhist pilgrimage site associated with the Buddha's enlightenment.
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Sarnath
Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
The site traditionally associated with the Buddha's first sermon.
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Kushinagar Mahaparinirvana Temple
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Rajgir Vulture Peak
Rajgir, Bihar
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Nalanda Mahavihara
Nalanda, Bihar
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Vaishali Buddhist Sites
Vaishali, Bihar
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Shravasti
Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Sankassa
Sankisa, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Tawang Monastery
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Namgyal Monastery
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Jain
Shikharji Parasnath
Madhuban, Jharkhand
One of Jainism's most important pilgrimage mountains.
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Palitana Shatrunjaya
Palitana, Gujarat
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Girnar Jain Temples
Junagadh, Gujarat
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Dilwara Temples
Mount Abu, Rajasthan
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Pawapuri Jal Mandir
Pawapuri, Bihar
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Kundalpur Jain Temples
Kundalpur, Madhya Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Khandagiri Jain Caves
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Sikh
Golden Temple
Amritsar, Punjab
The Harmandir Sahib, one of Sikhism's most important gurdwaras.
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Akal Takht Sahib
Amritsar, Punjab
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Patna, Bihar
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Takht Sri Hazur Sahib
Nanded, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib
Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
Talwandi Sabo, Punjab
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Hemkund Sahib
Chamoli, Uttarakhand
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Anandpur Sahib
Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Muslim
Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Ajmer, Rajasthan
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Nizamuddin Dargah
New Delhi, Delhi
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Haji Ali Dargah
Mumbai, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Muslim
Nagore Dargah
Nagore, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Muslim
Sheikh Salim Chishti Dargah
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Muslim
Baba Budan Dargah
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Muslim
Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah
Kalaburagi, Karnataka
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Muslim
Kichhauchha Sharif
Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Christian
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Old Goa, Goa
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Se Cathedral
Old Goa, Goa
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Velankanni, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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San Thome Basilica
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount
Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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St. Thomas Mount
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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Christian
Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Graces
Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh
A major sacred and pilgrimage destination in India.
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