# Pilgrimage Sites (Tīrthas) *Sacred places for spiritual purification and advancement* Total entries: 90 ## Major Pilgrimage Destinations Tīrthas (holy places) are locations where great spiritual activities occurred or where the Lord appeared. Visiting these places purifies the mind and heart. **Four Dhāmas:** - **Badrikashrama** - In the Himalayas (North) - **Rameshwaram** - On the southern tip (South) - **Jagannatha Puri** - On the eastern coast (East) - **Dwaraka** - On the western coast (West) **Seven Sacred Cities (Sapta-puri):** - Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kasi, Kanchi, Avanti (Ujjain), Dwaraka **Important Tirthas:** - **Prayaga (Allahabad)** - Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati - **Gaya** - For ancestral offerings - **Kurukshetra** - Site of Bhagavad-gita - **Naimisharanya** - Where Puranas were spoken - **Pushkar** - Sacred lake of Brahma ## All Related Entries - [[index/A#adhama in marriage|Adhama in marriage]] - [[index/A#arka tīrtha|Arka tīrtha]] - [[index/A#ayodhyā as holy dhāma|Ayodhyā as holy dhāma]] - [[index/B#benares. see: vārāṇasī|Benares. See: Vārāṇasī]] - [[index/B#bindu sarovara as sacred place|Bindu sarovara as sacred place]] - [[index/C#cintāmaṇi dhāma|Cintāmaṇi dhāma]] - [[index/C#citrakūṭa as sacred place|Citrakūṭa as sacred place]] - [[index/D#devī dhāma. see: material world|Devī dhāma. See: Material world]] - [[index/D#Dhamani|Dhamani]] - [[index/D#dhanus tīrtha|Dhanus tīrtha]] - [[index/D#dvārakā as holy place|Dvārakā as holy place]] - [[index/D#dvārakā as sacred place|Dvārakā as sacred place]] - [[index/entries/gaya|Gayā]] - [[index/G#gayā as sacred place|Gayā as sacred place]] - [[index/G#gayā, oblations for forefathers in|Gayā, oblations for forefathers in]] - [[index/G#gupta kāśī|Gupta kāśī]] - [[index/entries/hardwar|Hardwar]] - [[index/H#hardwar as holy place|Hardwar as holy place]] - [[index/H#hardwar, ajāmila visits|Hardwar, Ajāmila visits]] - [[index/H#hari dhāma. see: vaikuṇṭha planets|Hari dhāma. See: Vaikuṇṭha planets]] - [[index/H#himalayas, holy place in|Himalayas, holy place in]] - [[index/entries/holy-place|Holy place(s)]] - [[index/H#holy places, lords pastime places &|Holy places, Lords pastime places &]] - [[index/J#jagannātha purī as holy place|Jagannātha Purī as holy place]] - [[index/J#jagannātha tīrtha|Jagannātha Tīrtha]] - [[index/J#jaya tīrtha|Jaya Tīrtha]] - [[index/J#jyotirdhāma|Jyotirdhāma]] - [[index/K#karandhama (son of khanīnetra)|Karandhama (son of Khanīnetra)]] - [[index/K#karandhama (son of tribhānu)|Karandhama (son of Tribhānu)]] - [[index/K#khelā tīrtha|Khelā tīrtha]] - [[index/K#kāśī (benares) kāśī. see: vārāṇasī kāśī khaṇḍa|Kāśī (Benares) Kāśī. See: Vārāṇasī Kāśī khaṇḍa]] - [[index/K#kāśī (vārāṇasī)|Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)]] - [[index/K#kāśī, king of|Kāśī, king of]] - [[index/K#kāśī, king of (kāśirāja)|Kāśī, king of (Kāśirāja)]] - [[index/K#kāśīnātha|Kāśīnātha]] - [[index/K#kūrma kṣetra|Kūrma kṣetra]] - [[index/K#kṣetra|Kṣetra]] - [[index/K#kṣetra & kṣetra jña|Kṣetra & kṣetra jña]] - [[index/K#kṣetra jña|Kṣetra jña]] - [[index/K#kṣetra māhātmya|Kṣetra māhātmya]] - [[index/M#mad dhāma|Mad dhāma]] - [[index/M#mahendra hills as sacred place|Mahendra Hills as sacred place]] - [[index/M#maheśa dhāma|Maheśa dhāma]] - [[index/M#malaya hills as sacred place|Malaya Hills as sacred place]] - [[index/M#mathurā as holy place|Mathurā as holy place]] - [[index/M#matsya tīrtha|Matsya tīrtha]] - [[index/entries/naimisaranya|Naimiṣāraṇya]] - [[index/N#naimiṣāraṇya as sacred place|Naimiṣāraṇya as sacred place]] - [[index/N#naimiṣāraṇya meeting|Naimiṣāraṇya meeting]] - [[index/N#naimiṣāraṇya, sages at|Naimiṣāraṇya, sages at]] - [[index/N#naimiṣāraṇya, sages of|Naimiṣāraṇya, sages of]] - [[index/N#nandā river as sacred place|Nandā River as sacred place]] - [[index/N#navadvīpa dhāma|Navadvīpa dhāma]] - [[index/P#padmanābha tīrtha|Padmanābha Tīrtha]] - [[index/P#pakṣi tīrtha|Pakṣi tīrtha]] - [[index/P#pampā as sacred place|Pampā as sacred place]] - [[index/P#phalgu tīrtha|Phalgu tīrtha]] - [[index/P#phālgu river as sacred place|Phālgu River as sacred place]] - [[index/P#Pilgrimage|Pilgrimage]] - [[index/entries/pilgrimage-place|Pilgrimage place(s)]] - [[index/P#pilgrimage place, vṛndāvana temple as|Pilgrimage place, Vṛndāvana temple as]] - [[index/P#pilgrimage places, lords pastime places as|Pilgrimage places, Lords pastime places as]] - [[index/P#pilgrimage, advice about|Pilgrimage, advice about]] - [[index/P#prabhāsa as sacred place|Prabhāsa as sacred place]] - [[index/entries/prayaga|Prayāga]] - [[index/P#prayāga as holy place|Prayāga as holy place]] - [[index/P#prayāga, introduction|Prayāga, introduction]] - [[index/P#prayāga ghāṭa|Prayāga ghāṭa]] - [[index/P#puṣkara (son of sunakṣatra)|Puṣkara (son of Sunakṣatra)]] - [[index/P#puṣkara (son of vṛka)|Puṣkara (son of Vṛka)]] - [[index/P#puṣkara as sacred place|Puṣkara as sacred place]] - [[index/P#puṣkaracūḍa (elephant)|Puṣkaracūḍa (elephant)]] - [[index/P#puṣkaradvīpa|Puṣkaradvīpa]] - [[index/P#pājakā kṣetra|Pājakā kṣetra]] - [[index/R#rāmeśvara as holy place|Rāmeśvara as holy place]] - [[index/S#sacred places|Sacred places]] - [[index/S#satya tīrtha|Satya Tīrtha]] - [[index/S#setubanda as sacred place|Setubanda as sacred place]] - [[index/S#soro kṣetra|Soro kṣetra]] - [[index/S#sūrpāraka tīrtha|Sūrpāraka tīrtha]] - [[index/T#tīrthas|Tīrthas]] - [[index/T#tīrthavatī river|Tīrthavatī River]] - [[index/entries/vijayadhvaja-tirtha|Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha]] - [[index/V#vrajadhāma|Vrajadhāma]] - [[index/V#vārāṇasī|Vārāṇasī]] - [[index/V#Vārāṇasī|Vārāṇasī (Benares)]] - [[index/V#vārāṇasī as sacred place|Vārāṇasī as sacred place]] - [[index/Y#yudhāmanyu|Yudhāmanyu]] - [[index/A#ānanda tīrtha|Ānanda Tīrtha]] - [[index/S#śaiva kṣetra|Śaiva kṣetra]] ## Related Categories - [[index/places/sacred-rivers|Sacred Rivers]] - [[index/places/temples|Temples]] - [[index/places/vrindavan-area|Vrindavan Area]] - [[index/places/mathura-dwarka|Mathura and Dwarka]]