Ancient, rich and wide spectrum of culture of the Indian citizens have been the basis of the evolution of the great religion of Hinduism and its various practices. “Vedism “, the philosophy advocating the existence of three Gods: Rain, Fire and Sun, was the result of discussion between the different cultural groups. Hindu philosophy originally believed in the concept of animism which considers offering prayers to all the nature’s objects like trees, rocks and rivers is now marked by following of stringent rites and codes.
Hindu pilgrimages are sacred destinations where one can enjoy the beauty of both the aspects of Hindu philosophy. Hindu Pilgrimages are often located at the heart of the nature with the presence of one or many of the natural objects like caves, rivers etc which shows the animistic philosophy followed by the Hindu.
Importance of rituals, the second important approach of Hinduism practitioners can be observed by travelling to Hindu pilgrimages.
Shiva the destroyer, Vishnu the nurturer and Shakti the creator are three main gods worshipped by the modern Hindu religious devotees. All the Hindu places of religious worship are associated with the devotion to either one of these three major religious sects. Rameswaram and Tirupati in the South, Puri in the East, Badrinath, Vrindaban, Haridwar and Kumbh Mela in the North are associated with the power and glory of Lord Vishnu or His incarnations. Considered to be sanctified by Lord Shiva, Kedarnath and Amarnath are also among popular places of Hindu pilgrimage.
Maa Vaishno Devi, incarnation of shakti has been associated with the sanctity of Vaishno Devi Shrine. Another popular Hindu God, Hanuman, whose praise is sung through the poem known as Hanuman Chalisa, is also associated with several pilgrimages including Balaji in Rahasthan.
Among the other sought after Hindu pilgrimage sites, the notable are Gangotri and Yamunatri, the sources of rivers Ganga and Yamuna respectively. To complete the circle of visit to all the holy destinations of Hindus the trip must be planned to capital of all religious places Varanasi followed by a visit to 4 maths of Sri Shankracharya, Nava Graha Sthalas , enjoy amazing beauty of all the major holy rivers , Pancha bhutha linga temples and last but not the least the Shakti Pitha temples.
Ram Krishnan is an experienced writer in all matters related to spirituality, especially Hinduism and the Hindu God Shiva.
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