Jyotirlinga Darshan

Category: Travel

Practice of pilgrimage is common from the ancient days and is still growing considerably. India is the birthplace of four of the world’s major religions- namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. In India Hindus call the sacred places to which they travel tirthas, and the action of going on a pilgrimage tirtha-yatra. Together with tourism it has grown considerably among the travellers both domestic and international. Kedarnath in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand Vishwanath in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Baba Baidyanath in Deoghar, Jharkhand Mallikarjuna in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh Ramanathaswamy in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu Bhimashankar in Maharashtra Trimbakeshwar in Nashik, Maharashtra Grishneshwar in Ellora, Maharashtra Omkareshwar in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Somnath in Gir Somnath, Gujarat Nageshvara in Dwarka, Gujarat