“I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples.”
Overview
GAYA-BANARAS(KASHI)-PRAYAGRAJ-AYODHAYA-LUCKNOW-DELHI
Northern India is home to several famous historical landmarks and sites of religious importance. Among them is Banaras, Kashi. Kashi which is considered to be so pure that a dip in the Ganges River allegedly erases one’s sins. The city’s other claim to fame lies in its being the subject of hundreds of legends from local folklore and Hindu scriptures. Gaya and Bodhgaya Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with Buddhist and Hindu. It is famous as it is the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained Enlightenment the Bodhi Tree. Since antiquity, BodhGaya has remained the object of pilgrimage and veneration both for Hindus and Buddhists. Gaya is a holy city beside the Falgu River, in the northeast Indian state of Bihar. It’s known for 18th-century Vishnupad Mandir, a riverside temple with an octagonal shrine. Another respected site is Prayagraj, which has sacred site of Triveni Sangam where the three sacred river Ganga, River Yamuna and mythical River Sarasvati confluence. A place of religious importance and the site for historic Kumbh Mela held in every 12 years. Ayodhya is considered as being the birthplace of Lord Rama and setting of epic Ramayana. Ayodhya used to be the capital of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. Ayodhya (Awadhpuri) has been regarded as first one of the seven most important pilgrimage sites for Hindus.
