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− | + | Sacred Places in India | |
− | + | ===List=== | |
+ | *[[Ajanta caves]]; 29 Buddhist, Hindu, Jain sacred caves | ||
+ | *Ajmer; Shrine of Mu’in al-din Chishti | ||
+ | *Allahabad; Sangam Bath river site | ||
+ | *[[Almora]]; temples of Kasar Devi, Jageshwar, Baijnath, Dwarahat, Bageshwar | ||
+ | *Amarkantak; hill top temples and source of Narmada river | ||
+ | *Amarnath; Shiva cave | ||
+ | *Ambaji shrine (between Abu road and Palanpur) | ||
+ | *[[Amritsar]]; Hari Mandir | ||
+ | *Anandpur Sahib Sikh temple | ||
+ | *Badrinath; Badrinath temple and nearby five Badri temples | ||
+ | *Baidyanath; Shiva Jyotir linga | ||
+ | *Bhimshankar; Shiva Jyotir linga | ||
+ | *[[Bodh Gaya]]; Site where Buddha attained enlightenment | ||
+ | *Calcutta; Kalighat temple and Dakshineshwar | ||
+ | *Chamba; Lakshmi Narayan temple | ||
+ | *Chidambaram; Sabhanayaka Nataraja Shiva temple | ||
+ | *Deoghar; Vaidyanath Shiva Jyotir linga | ||
+ | *Devprayag; Raghunath Vishnu temple | ||
+ | *Dwarka; Krishna temple of Dwarkadhish | ||
+ | *[[Ellora]]; Buddhist, Hindu, Jain caves and Grineshwar Jyotir linga | ||
+ | *Ettumanur; Shiva temple | ||
+ | *Gangasagarar / Sagar Island; Kapil Muni temple | ||
+ | *Gangotri; Goddess Ganga temple | ||
+ | *Gauhati; Kamakhya Shakti temple | ||
+ | *[[Gaya]]; Vishnupada temple | ||
+ | *[[Gokarna]]; Mahaballeswara Shiva temple and Ganapati Ganesh temple | ||
+ | *Govindval; Sikh temple | ||
+ | *Gulbarga; Islamic shrine of Khwaja Gesudaraz | ||
+ | *Guruvayur; Krishna temple | ||
+ | *[[Haridwar]]; Hari-ki-Pairi Ghat, numerous temples | ||
+ | *Hemkund; Sikh and Laksman temples at Lake Hemkund | ||
+ | *Joshimath; Vasudeva temple, Sankaracharya Math | ||
+ | *Jwalamukhi; Shakti Pitha shrine | ||
+ | *Kanchipuram; numerous pilgrimage temples | ||
+ | *Kanya Kumari; Kumari Amman goddess temple | ||
+ | *Karnaprayag; juncture of Alakananda and Pindar Ganga | ||
+ | *[[Kedarnath]]; Jyotir Linga Shiva temple | ||
+ | *Khajuraho; Jain and Hindu temples | ||
+ | *Kolhapur; temple of Lakshmi/Amba Bai | ||
+ | *Kukuteshvara; Shiva temple | ||
+ | *Kurukshetra; Brahma Sarovara, Sannihit Sarovara, many temples | ||
+ | *[[Kushinagar]]; Holy site where Buddha passed away | ||
+ | *[[Leh]]; Buddhist monasteries | ||
+ | *Madurai area; temples of Minakshi, Tirupparangunram and Paramthirsolai | ||
+ | *Mt. Abu; Jain temples | ||
+ | *Mt. Girnar; Jain temples and goddess temple of Amba Mata | ||
+ | *Mt. Nanda Devi; sacred mountain | ||
+ | *Mt. Parsanath; Jain temple | ||
+ | *[[Mysore]]; shrine of Baba Qalander Shah | ||
+ | *Nagor; Dargh Sharif temple | ||
+ | *Nasik; Godavari river Kumbha Mela site | ||
+ | *Nathdwara; Sri Nathji Krishna temple | ||
+ | *Navadip; Dhameswara Shri Chaitanya temple, Devananda Gaudiya Math | ||
+ | *New Delhi; Islamic shrines of Kwaja Nizamuddin Aulia, Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki, Kwaja Naseerudin Charagh-e Dilli | ||
+ | *Omkareshwar; Jyotir linga Shiva temple | ||
+ | *Palani / Palna; temple of Lord Muruga | ||
+ | *Pandharpur; Vitthala Krishna temple | ||
+ | *[[Patan]]; Jain temples | ||
+ | *Puri; Jaganath temple | ||
+ | *Pushkar; Brahma temple, Savitri temple on hill, and others | ||
+ | *[[Rajagriha]] / Rajgir; Vulture Peak Buddhist site | ||
+ | *Rameshvaram; Sri Ramananthaswami temple, Gandhamadhana Parvatham Hanuman temple | ||
+ | *Rishikesh; Laksman Jhula, Neela Kantha Mahadeva temple | ||
+ | *Sabarimala; shrine of Ayappa | ||
+ | *[[Sanchi]]; Buddhist stupa | ||
+ | *[[Saranath]]; Buddhist holy place | ||
+ | *Shatrunajaya; Jain temples | ||
+ | *Sirhind; Islamic shrine of Sheikh Mujaddid Alfe Thani | ||
+ | *Somnath; Shiva Jyotir linga temple | ||
+ | *Sravanabelagola; Gomateswara Jain shrine | ||
+ | *Sringeri; Sharada Devi and Vidyasankara temples | ||
+ | *Srirangam; Sri Ranganathaswami Vishnu temple | ||
+ | *Srisailam; Jyotir linga and Shakti Pitha temples | ||
+ | *Swamimalai temple (near Kumbakonam) | ||
+ | *Tarakeswar; Tarakanath temple | ||
+ | *Tarapith; Shakti Pitha temple | ||
+ | *Tiruchendur; Subrahmanya temple of Lord Muruga | ||
+ | *Tirupati; Govindaraja and Padmavathi temples | ||
+ | *Tiruttani; Subrahmanya hill top temple | ||
+ | *Tiruvanamalai; Mt. Arunachala and Tiruvanamalai temple | ||
+ | *Trivandrum; Sri Padmanabhaswami Vishnu temple | ||
+ | *Udipi; Krishna temple | ||
+ | *Ujjain; Mahakaleswar Jyotir linga Shiva temple | ||
+ | *Vadanagar; temple of Hatkeshvara Shiva | ||
+ | *Vaishno Devi; cave of Kali, Lakshmi and Saraswati | ||
+ | *[[Varanasi]] / Banaras; numerous temples, ghats and pilgrimage circuits | ||
+ | *Vrindavan; numerous beautiful Krishna temples | ||
+ | *Yamnotri; source of holy Yamuna river, Shani Prayag temple | ||
− | + | ===External Links=== | |
− | + | *[http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/india/india.html sacredsites.com] has a map of many sites | |
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 9 January 2006
Sacred Places in India
List[edit]
- Ajanta caves; 29 Buddhist, Hindu, Jain sacred caves
- Ajmer; Shrine of Mu’in al-din Chishti
- Allahabad; Sangam Bath river site
- Almora; temples of Kasar Devi, Jageshwar, Baijnath, Dwarahat, Bageshwar
- Amarkantak; hill top temples and source of Narmada river
- Amarnath; Shiva cave
- Ambaji shrine (between Abu road and Palanpur)
- Amritsar; Hari Mandir
- Anandpur Sahib Sikh temple
- Badrinath; Badrinath temple and nearby five Badri temples
- Baidyanath; Shiva Jyotir linga
- Bhimshankar; Shiva Jyotir linga
- Bodh Gaya; Site where Buddha attained enlightenment
- Calcutta; Kalighat temple and Dakshineshwar
- Chamba; Lakshmi Narayan temple
- Chidambaram; Sabhanayaka Nataraja Shiva temple
- Deoghar; Vaidyanath Shiva Jyotir linga
- Devprayag; Raghunath Vishnu temple
- Dwarka; Krishna temple of Dwarkadhish
- Ellora; Buddhist, Hindu, Jain caves and Grineshwar Jyotir linga
- Ettumanur; Shiva temple
- Gangasagarar / Sagar Island; Kapil Muni temple
- Gangotri; Goddess Ganga temple
- Gauhati; Kamakhya Shakti temple
- Gaya; Vishnupada temple
- Gokarna; Mahaballeswara Shiva temple and Ganapati Ganesh temple
- Govindval; Sikh temple
- Gulbarga; Islamic shrine of Khwaja Gesudaraz
- Guruvayur; Krishna temple
- Haridwar; Hari-ki-Pairi Ghat, numerous temples
- Hemkund; Sikh and Laksman temples at Lake Hemkund
- Joshimath; Vasudeva temple, Sankaracharya Math
- Jwalamukhi; Shakti Pitha shrine
- Kanchipuram; numerous pilgrimage temples
- Kanya Kumari; Kumari Amman goddess temple
- Karnaprayag; juncture of Alakananda and Pindar Ganga
- Kedarnath; Jyotir Linga Shiva temple
- Khajuraho; Jain and Hindu temples
- Kolhapur; temple of Lakshmi/Amba Bai
- Kukuteshvara; Shiva temple
- Kurukshetra; Brahma Sarovara, Sannihit Sarovara, many temples
- Kushinagar; Holy site where Buddha passed away
- Leh; Buddhist monasteries
- Madurai area; temples of Minakshi, Tirupparangunram and Paramthirsolai
- Mt. Abu; Jain temples
- Mt. Girnar; Jain temples and goddess temple of Amba Mata
- Mt. Nanda Devi; sacred mountain
- Mt. Parsanath; Jain temple
- Mysore; shrine of Baba Qalander Shah
- Nagor; Dargh Sharif temple
- Nasik; Godavari river Kumbha Mela site
- Nathdwara; Sri Nathji Krishna temple
- Navadip; Dhameswara Shri Chaitanya temple, Devananda Gaudiya Math
- New Delhi; Islamic shrines of Kwaja Nizamuddin Aulia, Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki, Kwaja Naseerudin Charagh-e Dilli
- Omkareshwar; Jyotir linga Shiva temple
- Palani / Palna; temple of Lord Muruga
- Pandharpur; Vitthala Krishna temple
- Patan; Jain temples
- Puri; Jaganath temple
- Pushkar; Brahma temple, Savitri temple on hill, and others
- Rajagriha / Rajgir; Vulture Peak Buddhist site
- Rameshvaram; Sri Ramananthaswami temple, Gandhamadhana Parvatham Hanuman temple
- Rishikesh; Laksman Jhula, Neela Kantha Mahadeva temple
- Sabarimala; shrine of Ayappa
- Sanchi; Buddhist stupa
- Saranath; Buddhist holy place
- Shatrunajaya; Jain temples
- Sirhind; Islamic shrine of Sheikh Mujaddid Alfe Thani
- Somnath; Shiva Jyotir linga temple
- Sravanabelagola; Gomateswara Jain shrine
- Sringeri; Sharada Devi and Vidyasankara temples
- Srirangam; Sri Ranganathaswami Vishnu temple
- Srisailam; Jyotir linga and Shakti Pitha temples
- Swamimalai temple (near Kumbakonam)
- Tarakeswar; Tarakanath temple
- Tarapith; Shakti Pitha temple
- Tiruchendur; Subrahmanya temple of Lord Muruga
- Tirupati; Govindaraja and Padmavathi temples
- Tiruttani; Subrahmanya hill top temple
- Tiruvanamalai; Mt. Arunachala and Tiruvanamalai temple
- Trivandrum; Sri Padmanabhaswami Vishnu temple
- Udipi; Krishna temple
- Ujjain; Mahakaleswar Jyotir linga Shiva temple
- Vadanagar; temple of Hatkeshvara Shiva
- Vaishno Devi; cave of Kali, Lakshmi and Saraswati
- Varanasi / Banaras; numerous temples, ghats and pilgrimage circuits
- Vrindavan; numerous beautiful Krishna temples
- Yamnotri; source of holy Yamuna river, Shani Prayag temple
External Links[edit]
- sacredsites.com has a map of many sites