Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India
In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or to a shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of every major religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim.
"Maha Bodhi Temple" at Bodh Gaya
Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath
Ancient Buddhist Monastery at Sarnath
Parinirvana Stupa at Kushinagar
Yatra, in Indian-origin religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, generally means a pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, sacred mountains, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. Visiting a sacred place is believed by the pilgrim to purify the self and bring one closer to the divine. The journey itself is as important as the destination, and the hardships of travel serve as an act of devotion in themselves.
Pilgrimage to Kedarnath
48 kos parikrama route related to Krishna and Mahabharata in and around Kurukshetra in Haryana.
Pilgrims crossing a narrow bridge to the holy shrine of Amarnath.
Kesi Ghat in vrindavan in the Yamuna River.