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तीर्थ यात्रा·Sacred circuits
Each circuit is a curated set of temples bound by tradition — by deity, by geography, by legend. Visit them as one yatra, or one shrine at a time over a lifetime.
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ज्योतिर्लिंग
The twelve sacred shrines where Lord Shiva is worshipped as a Jyotirlinga — a column of radiant light. A pilgrimage that spans the breadth of India.
चार धाम
The four holy abodes established by Adi Shankaracharya — Badrinath, Dwarka, Jagannath Puri, and Rameshwaram — spanning the four corners of India.
छोटा चार धाम
The four sacred Himalayan pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
अष्टविनायक
The eight sacred Ganesha shrines around Pune in Maharashtra, each housing a self-manifested (Swayambhu) idol of Lord Ganesha.
सप्तपुरी
The seven holiest cities of Hinduism — pilgrimage to any of them is said to grant moksha (liberation).
पंच भूत
Five Shiva temples in South India, each representing one of the five great elements — earth, water, fire, air, and ether.
शक्ति पीठ
The canonical 51 Shakti Peethas, marking the places across the subcontinent where parts of Sati's body are said to have fallen.
दिव्य देशम्
The 108 sacred Vishnu temples praised in the Tamil hymns of the twelve Alvar saints. A complete list takes a lifetime to visit.
देवी मंदिर
Major, mass-pilgrimage temples of the Divine Mother across India — venerated as Shakti Peethas in the broader 52 and 108 traditions, though outside the canonical 51.
पंच केदार
Five Shiva temples in the Garhwal Himalayas, marking the parts in which Shiva — fleeing the Pandavas in the form of a bull — is said to have resurfaced from the earth.
आरुपडै वीडु
The six battle camps of Lord Murugan across Tamil Nadu, praised by the poet Nakkeerar in the Thirumurugatrupadai — the foremost pilgrimage of Tamil Shaivism.
अष्टादश शक्ति पीठ
The eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas named in the stotram attributed to Adi Shankaracharya — the most widely recited short list of the Devi's abodes.
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नवग्रह
Nine Shiva temples near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, each associated with one of the nine celestial bodies (Navagraha) of Hindu astrology.
पंच बदरी
Five temples of Vishnu in the Alaknanda valley of Uttarakhand, of which Badrinath is the greatest — the others are visited when the high shrine is closed by snow.