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BSc.TTM 2 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Tourism Resources of India Course Code: BTT103 Semester: First SLM Units : 6 E-LESSON : 3 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
Religious Tourism 33 OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION The course aims to provide basic knowledge of In this unit we are going to learn about different tourism products of India. Religious Tourism. To Equip the student with the understanding of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. domestic destinations. Muslim, Christian and Sikh. To enrich student with knowledge of diversified tourism resources and products www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) INASlTl ITriUgThEt OarFeDrIeSsTeArNvCeEd AwNitDh OCNUL-IIDNOE LLEARNING
TOPICS TO BE COVERED 4 > Introduction of Religious Tourism > Hindu and Muslim Sites > Jain and Buddhist Sites > Christian and Sikh Sites www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
Religious Tourism 5 Religious tourism is a type of tourism exclusively or strongly motivated by religious reasons. This is one of the oldest forms of tourism. It can also be referred to as faith tourism or spiritual tourism. People go on religious holidays to confirm, deepen or reflect upon their faith www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
HINDU PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 6 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
CHAR DHAM YATRA 7 Badrinath (North) Dwarka (West) Jagannath Puri (East) Rameshwaram (South) www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
JYOTIRLINGAS IN INDIA 8 Kedarnath Nageshwar Kashi Vishwanath Bhimashankar Mahakaleshwar Trimbakeshwar Omkareshwar Srisailam Grihineshwar Rameshwaram Somnath Vaidyanath www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
VINDHYACHAL DEVI MANDIR (UP) 9 • Maa Vindhyavasini Devi Temple is located in Vindhyachal, 8km far from Mirzapur, and around 80km far from Allahabad (Prayag) on the banks of the holy River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. • It’s one of the most revered Shaktipeeths of the presiding deity, Maa Vindhyavasini Devi. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
KAMAKHYA TEMPLE (Assam) 10 The Kamakhya Temple is a Shakti Peeth temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to different forms of the mother goddess as the Dasa Mahavidya, including Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi, Chinnamasta, Tripura Sundari and Tara. It is an important pilgrimage destination for general Hindu and Tantric worshipers www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
VAISHNO DEVI (J&K) 11 The temple is near the town of Katra, in the Reasi district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the most revered places of worship in India. www.cuidol.in The shrine is at an altitude of 5300 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL feet and a distance of approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Katra. Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
KASHI (UP) • Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most 12 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in Varanasi, the Holiest existing Place of Hindus, where at least once in life a Hindu is expected to do pilgrimage, and if possible, also pour the remains (ashes) of cremated ancestors here on the River Ganges. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
DEV PRAYAG (UK) 13 Devprayag (Devaprayāg) (is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and take the name Ganga or Ganges River. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
AYODHYA (UP) 14 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Ayodhya, also known as Saket is an ancient city of India adjacent to Faizabad city in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya is the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama. It used to be the capital of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. This Hindu holy city is described as early as in the Hindu Epics. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
MATHURA (UP) Brajbhoomi - the land where Shri Krishna was born 15 and spent his youth, has today little towns and All right are reserved with CU-IDOL hamlets that are still alive with the Krishna legend and still redolent with the music of his flute. Mathura, a little town on the River Yamuna was transformed into a place of faith after Lord Krishna was born here. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
VRINDAVAN (UP) 16 Vrindavan, a village - once noted for its fragrant groves, is where he spent an eventful youth. There are numerous other little spots in the area that still reverberate with the enchantment of Shri Krishna. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
UJJAIN (MP) 17 Simhastha is the great bathing festival of Ujjain. It is celebrated in a cycle of twelve years when Jupiter enters the Leo sign of the zodiac, known as Simha Rashi. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
UJJAIN (MP) 18 Simhastha is the great bathing festival of Ujjain. It is celebrated in a cycle of twelve years when Jupiter enters the Leo sign of the zodiac, known as Simha Rashi. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
HARIDWAR (UK) 19 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL The holy city of Haridwar translates to \"Gateway to God,\" and the breathtaking city, replete with temples, is a magnet for religious pilgrims from all over the globe. Religious festivals hold even further draw, and tourists can’t helped but be compelled by the city’s aura of intense spirituality. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
NASHIK (MAHARASHTRA) 20 • Shri Trimbakeshwar Temple is located at a distance of about 30-km from Nasik in Maharashtra near the mountain named Brahmagiri from which the river Godavari flows. • Trimbakeshwar Temple is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva and as the source of the river Godavari www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
GANGASAGAR (WB) 21 Gangasagar or Sagardwip is one of the most sacred and holiest Hindu pilgrimages in India. A visit once to Gangasagar is worth a life-time. The Gangasagar pilgrimage was founded by the kings of Ikshwaku dynasty of Ayodhya www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
BUDHIST PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 22 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
LUMBINI (NEPAL) 23 Lumbini : Lord Buddha was born at Lumbini while his mother was on her way to parental home from Kapilvastu. Lumbini should be visited and seen by a person of devotion, Lumbini is the Mecca of every Buddhist, being one of the four holy places of Buddhism. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
BODHGAYA 24 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment. It is a place which should be visited or seen by a person of devotion and which would cause awareness and apprehension of the nature of impermanence\". www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
SARNATH (UP) At a distance of only 10-km from the famous Hindu 25 pilgrimage Varanasi, after attaining Enlightenment All right are reserved with CU-IDOL the Buddha went to Sarnath. Lord Buddha had visited Sarnath looking for his five companions who abandoned him in Rajgir while they deviated from the viewpoint of Lord Buddha on self- mortification. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
KUSHINAGAR (UP) 26 Kushinagar, district of the eastern Uttar Pradesh, is known for its cultural heritage all over the world. It is one of the four holiest places for the Buddhists. At Kushinagar, Great Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism, delivered his last sermon. Outside India, it is an International Buddhist Pilgrimage Centre. The followers of the Buddhism, especially from Asian Countries, wish to visit this place at least once in their lifetime. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
SHRAVASTI (UP) 27 Sravasti, capital of the ancient Kosala kingdom is sacred to Buddhists because it is here that Lord Buddha performed the greatest of his miracles to confound the Tirtha heretics. These miracles include that of the Buddha creating multiple images of himself, hence forth has been among the favorite themes of Buddhist art. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
SANKISA (UP) 28 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Sankisa, located at a distance of around 40 km from Kannauj in the Farrukabad district of Uttar Pradesh, is a place of tremendous importance for the Buddhists. Mythical legends relate the place to the Buddha. It is believed that after delivering sermons to His mother and other devas in the Heaven, the Buddha returned to earth here at this place, Sankisa, which was considered the town of human abode. Because of this, Sankisa is counted amongst the pilgrim destinations for the Buddhist. Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) www.cuidol.in
VAISHALI (BIHAR) 29 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL The first republic of the world, Vaishali holds special significance for the Buddhist devotees. The ancient city of Vaishali was the place, where Lord Buddha had delivered his last sermons and announced His prospective mahaparinirvana that was to take place in Kushinagar. Known as a host to the second Buddhist council in 383 BCE, Vaishali is also a sacred place for the Jains as Lord Mahavira was born in Vaishali. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
RAJGIR Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian 30 state of Bihar. All right are reserved with CU-IDOL The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have been found in the city. This area also notable in Buddhism, as one of the favorite places for Gautama Buddha and the well known \"Atanatiya\" conference was held at Vulture's Peak mountain. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
KAPILVASTU (Nepal) 31 Kapilvastu, also known as modern Piprahwa in the Lumbini Zone of Nepal, is one of the most holy Buddhist centres globally. The capital city of the Shakya clan, and one of the earliest Republics in the world, Kapilvastu witnessed the childhood and early family life of the Buddha in the royal palace. It was at Kapilvastu, the prince saw sorrow, pain, disease and death, the four sights which disturbed Him and He abandoned His life in search of the reality of life, and became the Buddha. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
NALANDA (Bihar) 32 Nālandā was an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India. The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, about 88 kilometers south east of Patna, and was a religious center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1197 CE. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
SANCHI (MP) Sanchi, variously known as Kakanaya, Kakanava, 33 Kakanadabota and Bota-Sriparvata in ancient times, has a All right are reserved with CU-IDOL singular distinction of having remarkable specimen of Buddhist art and architecture right from the early Mauryan period (c. third century BC to twelfth century AD). Sanchi is famous in the world for stupas, monolithic Asoka pillar, temples, monasteries and sculptural wealth. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
AJANTA (Maharashtra) 34 Sanchi, variously known as Kakanaya, Kakanava, Kakanadabota and Bota-Sriparvata in ancient times, has a singular distinction of having remarkable specimen of Buddhist art and architecture right from the early Mauryan period (c. third century BC to twelfth century AD). Sanchi is famous in the world for stupas, monolithic Asoka pillar, temples, monasteries and sculptural wealth. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 35 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
PAVAPURI (BIHAR) 36 Pawapuri or Pavapuri is also called Apapuri is situated 8 kms from Bihar Sarif and 31 km Rajgir.By road it is 87 km from Patna. It is located on Bahktiapur - Rajgir railway line. Buses and taxies also run from Rajgir to Pawapri. Pawapuri also known as Apapuri is a scared Jain pilgrimage. Lord Mahavira, the final Tirthankara of Jainism, breathed his last at this place, and was cremated here around 500 B.C. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
SHATRUNJAYA (Gujrat) 37 An open air museum of Jain temples atop the Shatrunjay hill, near Palitana in the western state of Gujarat is a pilgrim’s pride and a tourist’s gateway to understanding the religion, are and architecture of the peaceful liberators. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
GIRNAR (Gujarat) 38 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Girnar is a collection of mountains in the Junagadh District of Gujarat, India, situated near Junagadh at a distance of 327 km from Ahmedabad. It is a holy place and an important pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Jains, who gather here during the Girnar Parikrama festival. There are a number of temples located here. Amidst the lush green Gir Forest, the mountain range serves as the hub of religious activity. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
MT ABU (Rajasthan) 39 Dilwara Jain Temples are situated in Dilwara village 3 km from Mount Abu, the famous and beautiful hill station of Rajasthan. Dilwara is adorned with beautiful Jain shrines and considered to be one of the wonders of the world. The temples are constructed in 11th and 12th century A.D. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
SHRAVANBELGOLA (KARNATAKA) 40 • Shravanabelagola is located 51 km south east of Hassan in Karnataka at an Altitude of about 3350 feet above sea level. • There are excellent roads from Bangalore and Mysore. The nearest airport is Bangalore which at a distance of 157 km. and the nearest railway station is Hassan. Shravanabelagola is wedged between two rocky hills - the Vindyagiri and the Chandragiri. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
PALITANA (GUJARAT) 41 The Palitana Temples of Jainism on Mount Satrunjaya, Palitana, Gujarat are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Svetambara Jain community. There are 863 temples exquisitely carved in marble located on the hills. This temple-city has been built as an abode for the divine; hence, no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests. The main temple, on top of the hill, is dedicated to the first Tirthankara, Rishabha www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
MUSLIM PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 42 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
AJMER SHARIF (RAJASTHAN) 43 Ajmer is a popular pilgrimage centre for the Hindus as well as Muslims. Especially famous is the Dargah Sharif-tomb of the Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti, which is equally revered by the Hindus and Muslims. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
NIZAMUDIN (DELHI) 44 About 16 days after Id-ul-fitr, many Muslims and some non- Muslims in and around Delhi take part in another festive occasion they call the Satrahvin Sharif - literally Holy Seventeenth. This is the Urs or death anniversary of Hazrat Amir Khusrau, the favorite companion of 12th century Saint Nizamuddin Aulia. Thousands of people throng the twin Dargah (tomb) and offer their nazrana (of flowers, chadurs and sweets), say the fatehas (oblation), tie threads of mannat (vow) on the tomb's jali, or just sit there listening to ecstatic qawwalis. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
FATEHPUR SIKRI (UP) This white marble structure contains the tomb of Shaykh Salim 45 Chishti, the Sufi holy man who was Akbar's adviser and teacher. Akbar came to him originally because he had been unable to produce a male heir, and Shaykh Chishti promised that Akbar would have a son if Akbar entrusted the education and upbringing of the boy to Shaykh Chisti. The prediction came true, and Akbar's son Jahangir was indeed raised by the Sufi holy man. In addition, Akbar had the entire city of Fatehpur Sikri built around Shaykh Chisti's abode, which was about 24 miles west of Agra. Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL www.cuidol.in
HAJI ALI (MUMBAI) 46 Haji Ali Dargah is one of India’s most famous and prestigious landmarks situated about 500 yards from the Mumbai. Haji Ali Dargah is the complex housing the tomb of the Muslim Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.). Along with the tomb, there is also a Masjid at Haji Ali. This monument has been sentinel to the shores of Mumbai since a long time www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
SIKH PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 47 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
PATNA (BIHAR) 48 All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Patna, ancient Patliputra, now capital of Bihar State is reverently called Patna Sahib by the Sikhs because of its consecration by Guru Nanak Dev, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh. The latter was born here during Guru Tegh Bahadur’s tour of eastern Bihar, Bengal and Assam from 1666 to 1670. Patna Sahib is situated on the right bank of the River Ganges. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 )
NANDED (MAHARASHTRA) 49 Nanded is a well-known Sikh Pilgrimage center. One can visit a famous Sikh Gurdwara, Takhat Hazoor Sahib here. This is the city where in 1708, the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh left for his heavenly abode. Hazoor Sahib is on of the five most important Takhats (thrones) of the Sikhs. Yearly many thousands of Sikhs visit the city to pay their respects to the sacred Gurdwara by the river Godavari. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
GURU KA TAL (AGRA) 50 Guru-Ka-Tal is one of the most august and honored places of Sikh, situated in Agra, an extra ordinary spot known for its forts, monuments and architectural grandeurs. It is the most divine place of Sikh’s, visited by four of the ten upturned prophets of Sikhism. A wide number devotees makes their holy trip to the place and pay homage to the great Sikh Guru in every year. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL
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