Best Hindu Pilgrimage Destinations in India

The spiritual air in the country humbly harbingers the notions of Karma, Dharma and most importantly, Forgiveness. India, being a secular country dwells shelter to different religions and live in peace and harmony is evidence to prove that India is rightly the ‘Land of Faith’. The pious soil has the power to connect with the Supreme Soul existing in different forms. The presence of churches, temples, gurudwaras, mosques and monasteries in India, beckons the pilgrims to visit the country that is spiritual, diverse, secular and religious.
Here is the list of best Hindu Pilgrimage destinations in India:
Varanasi: The city that washes away sins

It is one of the oldest inhabited places in the country which is popularly known for it’s deep rooted spiritualism and religious affairs. The Ghats are a stupendous sight during winters when the people kindle flames of faith and take a holy dip in the River Ganga. It is well known for various temples and rich Indian cultural heritage. Read more

Vaishno Devi: Receive strength at the Earthly abode of Goddess Shakti

At Vaishno Devi, the consort of Lord Shiva, Shakti calls out to her devotees to bestow countless blessings and strength. It is situated at 5,300 km from the plain ground. This is the most popular pilgrims in the country with maximum people flocking here to worship the shrine. The icy cold weather does not deter the strength of pilgrims to trek and worship their divine Shakti goddess. For more detail

Jagannath Temple: The Lord of the Universe watches over you...

Jagannath Temples situated in the Puri, Odisha is known for pinnacle celebrations during the much-popular chariot festival revered by Hindus and tourists from all over. The Char Dham pilgrimage is the brilliant destination for devotees fond of the naughty yet witty Lord Krishna. More detail about

Amarnath: Experience impeccable divinity and existence of Supreme Power

Baba Barfani calls out to its dedicated devotees to bestow bountiful blessings after a rigorous trek. It is belied that the icy Shiva Linga takes form every full moon night and grows to 6 ft. The tallest one is worshipped as Lord Shiva, supreme power and the ones besides him are Lord Ganesha and Goddess Parvati. More Explore about

Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple: Receive the blessings showered from the Venkateshwara Hills

Located in the last hills of the Seshachalam range, Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is one of the popular Hindu pilgrimages, dedicated to the Lord Venkateshwara, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that unlike any other South Indian temple, devotees and pilgrims visit here and worship to wash away their sins by worshipping the merciful Vishnu. Read More

Rishikesh: Walk through the Land of Serenity

The emerald and immortal Ganga flows through the pure and spiritual pilgrim destination of India where the gods left their footprints and people are marked with the love of gods dedicated their life in the service to mankind and devotion of the heavenly abode. For more detail

Vrindavan: Witness the Spiritual Illumination at the Land of Radhe Radhe

The beautiful city boasts of the innumerable flashbacks of Lord Krishna and his ladylove, Radha in the historical pages. Vrindavan is the most peaceful and austere pilgrims of the country with a bountiful of temples dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha including ISKCON, Bankey Bihari, Govind Dev, etc. Visit for more detail

Rameshwaram: Pay gratitude and cleanse yourself from sins

The sacred pilgrim of the devotees is located in the south state of Tamil Nadu that weaves spirituality with divinity in a cultural bond together sewing the unity and harmony of devotees and pilgrims. The Temple is known to have importance when Lord Rama came here to worship and repent for killing Ravana, the Brahmin.

Hampi: Lose yourself in Bewitching Divinity

In the ruins of Hampi lays an innumerable temples that will take you on a spiritual ride and enlighten the wide owl inside you. It will not only amaze you with the sacred glory of magnificent architecture and innovative designs by the emperors then. Read more about

Madurai: Plunge your soul in the serene pool of happiness

The heart warming city is popularly known as the ‘City of Temples’ as the legends say that drops of honey fell from the matted hair of Lord Shiva and hence, it derive it’s name from here. Walk through the errands of Madurai and soak yourself in the spiritual powers. For ages, Madurai is known for the historic importance of the magnificent and spectacular Meenakshi Amman Temple. The temple is an avant-garde spiritual pilgrimage destination for devotees all over dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva and incarnation of Goddess Parvati, Meenakshi. Read more

Shree Ayyappa: Find peace in the solitude of Shree Ayyappa

Sri Lord Ayyappa swami Temple of Sabarimala is located in Sahyadri mountain ranges or Western Ghats in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. The Sabarimala temple is dedicated to Hindu God Ayyappan and the largest annual pilgrimage in world. Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple is situated on a hilltop of Sahyadris ranges at an altitude of 468 m (1535 ft) and surrounded by dense forests and mountains hills.

Dwarka: Enter the kingdom of Lord Krishna

With the people adorning white clothes and the holy aroma of the soil where Lord Krishna was born keeps the spirituality unparalleled. It used to be the capital before Krishna shifted to Mathura. The Char Dham place shall make you nostalgic about the Mahabharata and is situated at the southernmost tip of Gujarat. Read More about

Mathura: Rejoice in the Land of Krishna

The blessing land where Lord Krishna was born is thronged with thousands of devotees at all times. There are innumerable temples dedicated to the adorable and heart-warming Krishna and his ladylove, Radha. Krishna Janbhoomi Temple is the most crowded temple of all and Janamashtmi is the most celebrated festival in the town. For more Detail

Badrinath: Climb the staircase of spirituality

Nestled in the hilly terrains of Uttarakhand, Badrinath is dedicated to the Supremem Soul, Lord Vishnu or Badrinath who is the creator of peace and harmony in the universe. It is belived that Lord Vishnu came here to meditate when Narad rebuked him of getting entangled in the worldly affairs. It is one of the Char Dham destinations and is considered as a Chotta Char Dham destination of Uttarakhand. Visit here for full detail

Konark Sun Temple: Pay Homage to the source of power and victory

‘Here, the language of art surpasses the man’- Rabindranath Tagore
The temple is an epitome of majestic architecture and exquisite belief of Narsimhadev I who built this charismatic temple in the shape of a chariot being dragged by seven horses. The temple is dedicated to Lord Sun who is said to heal the son of Lord Krishna, Narsimhadev and in his honour, he built the beautiful temple. Read more

Does eating rice during Ekadashi days can harm us?

It is an age-old practice for Indians to observe a fast (vrat) on Ekadasi days. According to Hindu calendar, Ekadasi occurs twice in the month. Ekadashi occurs twice in a month, once it occurs after 11 days from the full moon day and secondly 11 days from the new moon.

 

According to Hindu epic, Padma Purana, that describes the mythological relevance of Ekadasi. 

There was a renowned sage, Jaimini Rishi, once asked the significance of Ekadashi from the great sage, Vyas. 

 

Vyas explained that initially when the world was manifested, Lord Vishnu created a demonic creature known as (Papa-Purush) that was the embodiment of all types of sins. Subsequently, he created Yamaraj, so that anyone who sinned (signs of Papa-Purusha in him) would be punished and sent to Yamalok. 

 

On a visit to Yamlok(the palace of Yam), Lord Vishnu noticed the sufferings of the people living there and had sympathy for them. He created goddess Ekadasi from his female powerand decided that anyone undertaking the Ekadasi fast would be absolved of his sins. 

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What is Black Magic and their reason behind it?

Q1) Define Black Magic?

A1) Black Magic is an ancient science that uses the Spirts, physics, biology, and electronics to hurt or heal people. The base of all black magic lies within the spirit world or the world of the dead.

Q2) What is the reason behind the black magic and who can perform it?

A2) People who have jealousy, anger, hate towards their relatives, friends and co-workers perform black magic either perform black magic themselves, provided they have mastery in it or hire black magicians to harm them. 

Black magic means inviting the spirit or making animal sacrifices (Human sacrifices in some cases). Once the spirit is controlled, it can be used to access any information about anyone and are also used to harm one person or group of people by killing or harming them.

Q3) Can one become a victim of spirit world without someone doing black magic on the individual?

A3) Females are more prone to become a victim of spirit as compared to males.

Females generally get victimized at the time of their monthly cycles. At that time, their auric shield weakens if she visits any of the possessed places such as graveyard, river, lake or trees. There is also believe that if during that time if she uses scent, drinks alcohol or take drugs, does not take care of her hygiene or allows the occurrence of negative or sexual thoughts; she is calling spirits that can take charge of her body during that time. On the other hand in men, the auric field breaks, weakens or opens up if they consume drugs, take alcohol, involve with women who are controlled or are unhygienic. Both males and females have week auric shield in case of extreme sickness or an accident.

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Importance or Role of Coconut in Hinduism

Coconut is also known by many names such as Chopra, Nariyal, Shreepha, Shreephal and Tengai.  It is considered as a most important offering to the Hindu deity especially during auspicious occasions such as festivals, marriage, purchase of a new vehicle, the inauguration of the bridge, house, office, etc. 

There are several reasons for choosing Coconut has importance in Hinduism that are as follows:

1) Coconut- Sacred Fruit

Coconut is considered as sacred, pure, clean and satvik (naturally processed) fruit. It outer hard body protect the inner fruit and help it remain clean.

2) Coconut replaced Narbali

In Hinduism, during the ancient time, there was a practice of Narbali (offering the head of the human) to the Hindu deity. However, there was the sage Adi Shankaracharya, who condemned this ritual and advised to replace the human head with a coconut. He further said that breaking of coconut signifies that breaking away the ego and other negativities that are as hard as a hard shell and getting the peace and purity that is as white as from inside. It also signifies that you can seek the blessing of the Deity by breaking off the ego i.e. represented by its hard shell and get away from the desires (Vasanas) that are represented by inner water. Unfortunately, Nar Bali is still practiced at various places.

3) Coconut- selfless service

Every part of the coconut tree -the trunk, leaves, fruit, coir, etc. are used in countless ways like mats, thatches, oil, soap, tasty dishes, etc. It is used in the preparation of many ayurvedic medicines and other alternative medicinal systems. It takes in even groundwater from the earth and converts it into sweet, nutritious water that is especially beneficial to sick people. This signifies that you take the ill feelings (such as hatred, anger, and jealousy) of the others for you and in return you send your good feelings for them instead of ill feelings for them.

4) Mythological saga related to Shiva, Ganesha and coconut

One day Lord Ganesha was playing and suddenly attracted by his father (Shiva’s) third eye. Ganesha wanted to touch it. Shiva said that he would him a special ball to play and thus presented him coconut that also has three eyes. Therefore, coconut is special to Lord Ganesha, and thus it is offered to him.

5) Mythological saga related to the Trishanku, Vishwamitra and coconut

According to Hindu Mythology, there was a King Trishanku, who was a saintly man. He has a great desire to ascend bodily into heaven. He went to sage Vishwamitra to help him to fulfill his desire. Vishwamitra advised him that his desire was against the law of nature, but Trishanku insisted and thus sage had to agree to help him. He performed a yajna and Trishanku began to rise towards the heaven... Read More