Pilgrimages

Tirupati — Tirumala

The Abode of Lord Venkateswara on the Saptgiri Hills

Vaishno Devi

Mata Vaishno Devi's Sacred Cave on Trikuta Hill

Pushkar

The Sacred Lake and the Rare Temple of Lord Brahma

Prayagraj — Triveni Sangam

Where Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati Meet

Pandharpur

Lord Vitthala's Tirtha on the Chandrabhaga River

Ujjain — Avantika

Ancient Sacred City on the Shipra River

Guruvayur

Kerala's Beloved Shrine of Guruvayurappan

Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

The Kanakana Khindi Temple of Madhvacharya's Tradition

Chidambaram — Nataraja Temple

Shiva as the Cosmic Dancer — Pancha Bhuta Akasha Sthala

Kanchipuram — Kanchi

City of a Thousand Temples — South India's Sacred Capital

Haridwar — Maya

Gateway of the Gods — Where the Ganga Meets the Plains

Nashik — Panchavati

Rama's Exile Site on the Godavari River

Konark — Sun Temple

The Stone Chariot of the Sun — UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kamakhya

Mata Kamakhya's Ancient Shrine on Nilachal Hill

Amarnath

The Natural Ice Lingam of Lord Shiva in the Himalayan Cave

Ashtavinayak

The Eight Svayambhu Ganesha Temples of Maharashtra

Kanipakam

The Svayambhu Vinayaka of Chittoor

Rockfort — Uchchi Pillayar Temple

Ganesha Atop an Ancient Rock — The Ramayana's Untold Chapter

Ganpatipule

The Westward-Facing Ganesha on the Konkan Coast

Vrindavan

Krishna's Childhood Forest on the Yamuna Bank

Mathura

Krishna's Birthplace — One of India's Seven Sacred Cities

Gaya — Vishnupad

Pitri Tirtha — Where Vishnu's Footprint Blesses the Ancestors

Kanyakumari

Mata Kanya Kumari at the Tip of India — Where Three Seas Meet

Madurai — Meenakshi Amman Temple

The Marriage of Mata Meenakshi and Lord Sundareshwara

Thiruvannamalai — Arunachaleswarar

Shiva as the Infinite Pillar of Light — Pancha Bhuta Agni Sthala

Jambukeshwar — Thiruvanaikaval

Shiva as the Water Element — Pancha Bhuta Jal Sthala

Srikalahasti

Shiva as the Wind Element — Pancha Bhuta Vayu Sthala

Ekambareswarar — Kanchipuram

Shiva as the Earth Element — Pancha Bhuta Prithvi Sthala

Gokarna — Mahabaleshwara

The Atma-Lingam of Shiva on the Arabian Sea Coast

Thanjavur — Brihadeshwara Temple

The Great Chola Temple of Lord Brihadeshwara

Kalighat

Mata Kali's Shakti Pitha on the Adi Ganga

Palani — Dandayudhapani Murugan

Murugan as the Ascetic — 'You Are the Fruit of Wisdom'