Hinduism List of religious sites

situated on banks of river ganges, varanasi attracts millions of hindu pilgrims every year.



the vysakha pilgrimage of kottiyoor, pilgrimage in hills of western ghats in kerala commemorating daksha yaga

the indian cities of varanasi, ayodhya, mathura, haridwar, kanchipuram, ujjain , dwarka said major pilgrim cities in hinduism; stated in vedas. of these varanasi, uttar pradesh considered holiest ancient site , considered many sacred place of pilgrimage hindus irrespective of denomination.

shaivas in south india, tamil nadu, consider chidambaram heart of world , temple of temples. although temples referred kovil, holy city of chidambaram true kovil. recitations of thirumurai (12 holy scriptures of shaivism) begin , end phrase thirucchittrambalam (the auspicious holy of holies: chidambaram). vaishnavites on other hand consider sri rangam holiest city , refer earthly vaikunta.

the garbha griha (literally womb-house or womb-chamber), shrine inside temple complex main deity installed in area in separate building inside complex, sacred site within temple complex.

the garbha griha contains murti (idol or icon), primary focus of prayer. in temples spire or vimana, chamber placed directly underneath it, , 2 them form main vertical axis of temple. these may understood represent axis of world through mount meru. garbha griha on main horizontal axis of temple east-west axis. in temples there cross-axis, garbha griha @ intersection. tirumala venkateswara temple hindu temple in hill town of tirumala, near tirupati in chittoor district of andhra pradesh. around 600 km (370 mi) hyderabad, 138 km (86 mi) chennai , 291 km (181 mi) bangalore.

the tirumala hill 853m above sea level , 10.33 square miles (27 km2) in area. comprises 7 peaks, representing 7 heads of adisesha, earning name seshachalam. 7 peaks called seshadri, neeladri, garudadri, anjanadri, vrushabhadri, narayanadri, , venkatadri. temple on venkatadri (also known venkatachala or venkata hill), seventh peak, , known temple of 7 hills . presiding deity of temple lord venkateswara, form of hindu god vishnu. venkateswara known other names: balaji, govinda, , srinivasa. temple lies on southern banks of sri swami pushkarini, holy water tank. temple complex comprises traditional temple building, number of modern queue , pilgrim lodging sites.

the temple richest pilgrimage center, after padmanabhaswamy temple in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, of faith (at more inr 50,000 crore) , most-visited place of worship in world. temple visited 50,000 100,000 pilgrims daily (30 40 million people annually on average), while on special occasions , festivals, annual brahmotsavam, number of pilgrims shoots 500,000, making most-visited holy place in world.

there yearly pilgrimage gatherings such kumbh mela pilgrimage(3 year or 12), shabarimala pilgrimage, kottiyoor vysakha pilgrimage in thousands of people gather in period of year pilfrimage.