 The largest religious gathering is to be witnessed
during the triennial Kumbh Mela, in the four holy places of
Nasik (Maharashtra), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Prayag (Allahabad),
and Hardwar. A more serene festival takes place in the temple
town of the Madurai, in southern India, where temple deities
are carried around the a pool. A triple deity celebration
for the temple Lords Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra becomes
a spectacular and colourful Car Festival, in which a Devotees
pull three decorated wooden carts through the streets of Puri
in Orissa.
Ganesh Chaturuthi- the worship of Lord Ganesh- is celebrated
by the immersion of giant-sized clay images in the Mumbai
waters amid prayers. Bodhgaya is a place of worship for the
people of the Buddhist Faith. It is this place where the Lord
Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.
Gaya has scared shrines of the Jains and Hindus scattered
around the city. Mathura, situated on the west bank of river
Yamuna is associated with the most revered of Hindu gods-
Lord Krishna. Virndavan, which is famous for its association
with Lord Krishna, who spent his childhood days here. Rameswaram
is an island hallowed by the epic Ramayana.
A devotee who visits Varanasi is also expected to visit this
place in order to gain the full fruit of his prayers. Thanjavur
is another great Indian temple town. The center of Hinduism
and the religious capital of Hindus Varanasi is one to most
important place of work ship. |
