Pilgrimage, like most other religions, has been a very important and integral aspect of Hinduism ever since the days of the early Aryans. People from all parts and communities of India have traveled long distances across the country in search of divine bliss over millenniums and centuries. But what astonishes the observer most is the number of “holy places” designated by the religious books and scriptures of the Hindus, and the variety of rites and rituals that are practiced in each of these places. These places are scattered all over the country, right from the remotes of the Himalayas till the off-shores of the southern coasts, and host a wide
range of religious practices at different points of time.....................
Pilgrimage, like most other religions, has been a very important and integral aspect of Hinduism ever since the days of the early Aryans. People from all parts and communities of India have traveled long distances across the country in search of divine bliss over millenniums and centuries. But what astonishes the observer most is the number of “holy places” designated by the religious books and scriptures of the Hindus, and the variety of rites and rituals that are practiced in each of these places. These places are scattered all over the country, right from the remotes of the Himalayas till the off-shores of the southern coasts, and host a wide range of religious practices at different points of time.....................
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