Religious & Spiritual Tourism

Popular Religious Destinations by Religion:

Hinduism:

• Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): One of the oldest living cities, sacred to Lord Shiva.
• Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): Home to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.
• Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu): One of the Char Dhams and Jyotirlinga shrines.
• Puri (Odisha): Famous for the Jagannath Temple and Rath Yatra.
• Char Dham Yatra (Uttarakhand): Includes Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.

Buddhism:

• Bodh Gaya (Bihar): Site where Buddha attained enlightenment.
• Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh): Where Buddha gave his first sermon.
• Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh): Buddha’s place of Mahaparinirvana.
• Ladakh & Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh): Tibetan monasteries and Buddhist centers.

Islam:

• Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Rajasthan): Shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
• Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah (Delhi): Revered Sufi shrine.
• Haji Ali Dargah (Mumbai): Iconic sea-bound mosque and tomb.

Christianity:

• Velankanni (Tamil Nadu): Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.
• Goa: Famous for churches like Basilica of Bom Jesus.
• Kerala: Syrian Christian churches and pilgrimage centers like St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church.

Sikhism:

• Golden Temple (Amritsar, Punjab): Holiest Sikh shrine.
• Anandpur Sahib (Punjab): Important for Sikh history and heritage.
• Patna Sahib (Bihar): Birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh.

Jainism:

• Shravanabelagola (Karnataka): Giant statue of Bahubali.
• Palitana (Gujarat): Hilltop with 900+ Jain temples.
• Ranakpur (Rajasthan): Famous marble temple.