The Amarnath Yatra is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages, attracting thousands of devotees each year. The yatra involves trekking through challenging mountain terrain to visit the Amarnath Cave Shrine in Jammu & Kashmir, where the naturally formed Shiva Lingam is worshipped.
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The Char Dham Yatra is one of the most sacred pilgrimages in India, covering the four holy shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath in Uttarakhand. Every year, lakhs of devotees embark on this spiritual journey to seek blessings.
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I love to visit the historical temples and heritage sites of India. Recently I came to know about a place called Gangaikondacholapuram in Tamil Nadu which has an ancient temple built during the medieval era. It was constructed during the rule of the Chola dynasty. The temple is known for its...
Narmada is one among the seven holy rivers according to Hindu beliefs. It is the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. River Narmada originates from the Maikal Mountain ranges (Amarkantak Hills) in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It flows in the Western direction (East to West) through a...
My family and I will be in North India and in particular in Mount Abu, I have been researching about the places nearby and have come across the Jain temple in Ranakpur, which is a must see. I decided why not see it having come so far to Rajasthan. As the journey would take near 4-5 hours the...
I have seen so many women and sometimes men wearing a red dot on their forehead and would like to know why they do that. Is that makeup or does it have some cultural significance of some kind?
To complicate things further I have some times seen a dot that is creamish in color and some times...
I have recently been watching channels like National Geographical and Discovery channel and have seen a lot of stuff about India, which is now making me think about planning a trip there.
One of the things which I saw on TV was the standing babas.
This is something which I would like to see...
Apart from the original Char Dham yatra, consisting of Puri - Rameshwaram - Dwarka - Badrinath, as defined by the 8th-century Hindu reformer Adi Shankaracharya, there are four other abodes of Hinduism situated in the precarious terrains of Himalaya in the Northern Indian state of Uttarakhand...
I am very interested to learn more about the Hindu religion while I visit India. I am wondering what are the best places to learn of the religion and practices, from religious sites to museums? I would really love to take part in the religious rites, and wonder if this is possible for outsiders...
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