Indian Religious Tourism

BOOKS ON HINDUISM

View above for places to visit and below for information on few notable sites

As birthplace of several world religions, the Indian sub-continent is home to countless sacred and holy sites.

Main Religions in India
Population	Religion
82%	Hinduism
12%	Islam
2.5%	Christianity
02%	Sikhism
0.7%	Buddhism
0.5%	Jainism
0.01%	Zoroastrianism
0.0005%	Judaism

 

 

 

BOOKS ON HINDUISM

Jain

Important Places Associated with Jain Pilgrimages:
Jain Temples

• Sammed Shikharji, Jharkhand
• Rajgir, Bihar
• Pavapuri, Nalanda District, Bihar
• Kundalapuri, Nalanda District, Bihar
• Champapuri, Bhagalpur, Bihar
• Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan
• Gomateshwara Temple, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
• Khajuraho Jain Temple, Khajuraho

Other Popular Jain Pilgrimages in India are:
Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir ; Parsvanatha Jain Temple ; Nasiyan Digambar Jain Temple; Sonagiri Jain Temple; Ranakpur Jain Temple; Palitana Jain Temple, Shravanabelagola Temple etc

Places Related with Jain Pilgrimage in India
A number of destinations and places are considered important for pilgrimage in Jainism. In fact, these places are scattered all around the India in all its direction whether it is north, south, east or west.
Bhavanganja is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh which much famous and highly acclaimed among the Jains. A huge statue of Lord Mahavira, measuring almost 72 feet is splendid rich in fine artistry. The other places in North India of Jain importance are Kampil, Muktagiri, and various monasteries, temples and caves situated in the Indian States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Similarly, Bihar has an special importance for Jains as Lord Mahaveer was born in the state. There are places in Bihar like Rajgeer, Pavapuri, Vaishali which are associated with Lord Mahaveer in some way or the other.
Similarly in South India, there are various places which are considered important and worth pilgrimage. Kolanupaka is one among them and has a great significance among the followers of Jain religion.

Indian Religious Tourism

As the birthplace of several world religions, the Indian sub-continent is home to countless sacred and holy sites.
View above for places to visit and below for information on few notable sites:

Main Religions in India
Population	Religion
82%	Hinduism
12%	Islam
2.5%	Christianity
02%	Sikhism
0.7%	Buddhism
0.5%	Jainism
0.01%	Zoroastrianism
0.0005%	Judaism

MAJOR:
Hindu Pilgrimage

Allahabad	Amarnath	Ayodhya
Badrinath	Bhuwaneshwar	Dwarka
Gangotri	Haridwar	Kanchipuram
Kanyakumari	Kedarnath	Konarak

and more...

Muslim Pilgrimage

Ajmer Sharif

Fatehpur Sikri

Haji Ali

Jama Masjid

Christian Pilgrimage

Goa	Velankanni

Sikh Pilgrimage

Anandpur Sahib	Damdama Sahib	Fatehgarh Sahib
Golden Temple	Delhi Gurudwaras	Hemkund Sahib
Manikaran	Patna Sahib	Poanta Sahib
Takht Sri Hazoor Sahib

Buddhist Pilgrimage

Ajanta & Ellora	Bodhgaya	Kaushambi	Kushinagar
Lumbini	Nalanda	Rajgir	Sarnath
Shravasti	Vaishali

Jainism Pilgrimage

Palitana	Ranakpur
Sravanabelagola	Udaygiri & Kandhagiri Caves