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Pilgrimage
In India
India
has always been considered the land of spirituality. Though Hinduism
continues to be the oldest religion in the country, India has
been the birthplace of various religions like Bhuddism, Jainism,
Sikhism and Sufism, and has always embraced new religions that
other cultures brought into the country.
India
is secular nation that bears equal tolerance to all religions.
Hence, one can find many a religious places specific to different
religious groups. There are Hindu, Islamic, Christian, Buddhist,
Jain and Sikh religious places.
Most of them have a mythological story associated with their evolution
and devotees believe in wish fulfillment at some of these. However,
faith is the sole basis that keeps these places alive; some of
them are more than a century old. The famous pilgrimage centers
in India are Tirupati, Shirdi, Somnath temple, Thrissur, Khajuraho,
Omkareshwar, Golden temple, Ajanta caves, Kedarnath, Badrinath,
Gaya, Rishikesh, Varansi, Anandpur Sahib and many more.
Hindu
Pilgrimages in India
Some of the most important Hindu pilgrimage
sites are found high up in the Himalayas, in the north of
the state of Uttaranchal.Of these, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri
and Gangotri are the most significant.
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Buddhist
Pilgrimages in India
Siddartha Gautama was born in the
sixth century BCE in what is now Nepal. His father, Suddhodana,
was the ruler of the Sakya people, and Siddartha grew up living
the extravagant life of a young prince. His birthplace in
the foothills of the Terai is known as Lumbini which is now
a part of Nepal.
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Sikh
Pilgrimages in India
Sikhism, the youngest of the world
religions, is barely five hundred years old. Its founder,
Guru Nanak, was born in 1469. Guru Nanak spread a simple message
of "Ek Ong Kar": we are all one, created by the One Creator
of all Creation.
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Jain
Pilgrimages in India
Originating in the Indian subcontinent,
Jainism-or, more properly, the Jain Dharma - is one of the
oldest religions of its homeland and indeed of the world.
Jains believe that their religion is without a beginning.
The twenty-four Tirthankars guided its evolution and elaboration
by first achieving, and then teaching the path to salvation.
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Christian
Pilgrimages in India
India has a positive Kaleidoscope
of religions. There is probably more diversity of religions
and sects in India than anywhere else in the earth. India
has some of the best known Christian pilgrimage sites. where
Christian missionaries settled and did some of their best
services for the natives and also for the generations of Indians
to remember on their contribution to India’s rich historical
heritage.
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