Spiritual Pilgrimage (Fulfillment of Vows)

For a peaceful mind people want to go somewhere where it is very quiet or visit some religious places to fulfill their vows. There are many types of pilgrimage places for all different types of caste like the Buddhist, Sikhs, Muslims, Catholic and Hindus.

Some of the famous spiritual pilgrimage places are as follows:

Spiritual Pilgrimage for Hindus:

AMARNATH YATRA, RISHIKESH, HARIDWAR, KURUKSETRA, DWARKA, KEDARNATH, MT KAILASH, FOR MANASAROVAR, BENARAS, MATHURA ETC.

Here is some few detail information of some places.

AMARNATH YATRA:

Amarnath is a famous centre for Hindus. Every year thousands of devotees come here to visit before Shiva in one of his famous abodes. Here Shiva in the form of a lingam is formed naturally of an ice stalagmite.

To reach Amarnath one can go by Air where Srinagar airport is closest. Jammu is nearest railway station, and by road Jammu and Srinagar are connected.

RISHIKESH:

Rishikesh is situated in Dehradun District of Uttarkhand in India. Rishikesh is known as a gateway to the Char Dham, which means it is four holy temples located on the hills. Thousands of people visit Rishikesh for spiritual relief, peace and also takes a dip in the river Ganga for salvation. It is also known to practice yoga since it is a peaceful location, so it is believed that by concentrating in deep thoughts we get Moksha which means freedom from the cycle and rebirth.

To reach Rishikesh these are the routes:

By Air: Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun is close to Rishikesh.

By Train: There are services from Delhi-Haridwar-Rishikesh.

By Road: There are direct buses from Delhi to Rishikesh.

Spiritual Pilgrimage for Muslims

MECCA, JAMA MASJID, FATEHPUR SIKRI, HAJI ALI, CHARMINAR ETC.ARE SOME OF THE FAMOUS PILGRIM CENTRES.

Here is some of the information of some few places mentioned above.

MECCA:

Mecca is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad. It is situated on Sirat Mountains in Saudi Arabia and from Red Sea Port of Jeddah. Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam. Each and every Muslim would like to pay homage to the sacred city of Islam. People who can afford going to Mecca for the Hajj should only go. It is not compulsory to go if you are facing any financial hardships.

To reach Mecca people fly to Jeddah and then take a bus to Mecca.

JAMA MASJID:

Jama Masjid is situated in the old city of Delhi on top of a large hill. It is the largest mosque in India.

HAJI ALI:

Haji Ali Dargah is one of the Muslims most religious places in Mumbai. People of different caste come and pays a visit to this mosque. Something fascinating is that it is built in the middle of the Arabian Sea. Pilgrims have to cross the path surrounded by water on all sides, here the tomb of Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari is kept. So people come and pray for fulfilling their wishing by taking the blessings of this saint. 

Spiritual Pilgrimage for Christians

Holy Land, St Peter’s Basilica At Rome, Lourdes At France Etc.

HOLY LAND:

Holy Land is the place where Jesus Christ was born first, then he was tortoured for forty days and then crucified on the cross. So all these places where Jesus Christ was present is kept preserved till date so people from all over the world pay homage to all the blessed places. ST PETER’S BASILICA:

It is one of the famous pilgrimage sites in the world. Here St. Peter who was the disciple of Jesus was also crucified and then buried here. Here the Pope is the head of the entire priest and nuns who reside in this Vatican City he is also called Papacy.

LOURDES, FRANCE:

This is the place where Mother Mary appeared to the three children, and because of this appearance the small town in France changed forever. Lourdes then became a shrine where people came for healing, then water also collected from this shrine also bought healing to the people.

So do come and experience the healing touch of all the spiritual pilgrimage places.