About this place
One of Hinduism’s oldest living sacred cities — ghats of the Ganga and the Jyotirlinga of Kashi Vishwanath.
Sapta Puri city of liberation; continuous pilgrimage for millennia and a spiritual capital of Shaivism and Hindu learning.
Where you'll find it
Contemplating
On these routes
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Hindu
12 Jyotirlinga Yatra
Pan-Indian pilgrimage to the twelve Jyotirlingas — self-manifested forms of Shiva as pillars of light.
India & Nepal
Hindu
Hindu Sacred Cities
Living sacred cities of Sapta Puri and South Indian temple pilgrimage — Varanasi, Mathura, Haridwar, Tirupati, Madurai.
India & Nepal
Hindu
Rama Circuit (Ramayana Trail)
Sites of Rama’s life and exile — from Ayodhya through forest tirthas to Rameswaram.
India & Nepal
Hindu
Sapta Puri (Seven Sacred Cities)
Seven cities traditionally said to grant moksha — Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Kashi, Kanchipuram, Ujjain, and Dwarka.
India & Nepal
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