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Spiritual
Significance of Visiting a 'Place of Pilgrimage'
In
Hindu philosophy; The Process
or Journey
associated with 'Place of Pilgrimage / Sacred
Site'
is called --- Tirtha-Yatra.
India
has a strong spiritual history from the Vedic era. The Indian
scriptures, which span a wide range of human emotions and
aspirations, have also made a significant contribution to Indian
spiritualism.
4 -- Char Dhams
are --
1)
Badrinath in
North
2)
Rameshwaram in
South
3)
Dwaraka in West
4)
Jaganath Puri in
the East.
Char
dhams yatra believed that visiting the four abodes helps a person
attain Moksha or Salvation.
Each abode represents the four Vedas / Yugas.
While Badrinath represents Atharva Veda/ Satyuga,
Rameshwaram represents YajurVeda/ Tretayuga, Dwarka represents Sama
Veda/ Dwaparyuga, and Jagannath Puri represents Rig Veda/ Kaliyuga.
There
are other Char dhams – Yamunothri , Gangothri, Kedarnath and
Badrinathall
are in
the Himalayas.
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12
-Jyotirlingas --- are as follows ---
1)
Somnath temple in Gujarat
2) Mallikarjuna temple in Srisailam in
Andrapradesh
3) Mahakaleswar temple in Ujjain – Madya pradesh
4)
Omkareswar teimple in Madhya pradesh
5) Baidyanath temple near
Deoghar in Jharkhand
6) Bhimashnkar - temple near Pune in Maharastra
7)
Ramanatha Swamy
temple in Rameshwaram in Tamilnadu
8) Nageswar temple in Dwaraka in
Gujarat
9) Kasi Vishwanath in Varanasi in Uttar pradesh
10)
Triyambakeshwar temple in Nasik in Maharastra
11) Kedarnath temple in
Uttarkhand
12) Grishneswar temple in Aurangabad in Maharastra
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–Shaktipeethas are --
1)
Yugadya / Jugadya (Jogadya / Bhootdhatri Shaktipeeth) – Kshirgram
(West Bengal, India)
2)
Bahula (Shri Bahula / Chandika Shaktipeeth) – Ketugram (West
Bengal, India)
3)
Tristrota / Trisrota (Shri Bhramari Shaktipeeth) – Jalpaiguri (West
Bengal, India)
4)
Nalhati (Shri Nalateswari Temple) – Nalhati (West Bengal, India)
5)
Vaktreshwar (Shri Mahishmardini Shaktipeeth) – Vakreshwar (West
Bengal, India)
6)
Nandipur (Shri Nandikeshwari Temple) – Sainthia (West Bengal,
India)
7)
Kirit (Shri Kiriteshwari/Vimala Temple) – Kiritkone (West Bengal,
India)
8)
Vibhash (Shri Kapalini) – Tamluk (West Bengal, India)
9)
Atthahas (Shri Phullara Shaktipeeth) – Labpur (West Bengal, India)
10)
Ratnavali (Kumari) – Krishnanagar (West Bengal, India)
11)
Kalipeeth, Kalighat – Kolkata (West Bengal, India)
12)
Sri Shail (Mahalakshmi) – Sylhet Town (Bangladesh)
13)
Sugandha (Shri Sugandha/Sunanda Shaktipeeth) – Shikarpur
(Bangladesh)
14)
Karatoyatat (Shri Aparna Shaktipeeth) – Bhawanipur (Bangladesh)
15)
Chattal/Chhatral (Shri Bhavani Temple) – Sitakund (Bangladesh)
16)
Yashor (Shri Yashoreshwari Kali Temple) – Ishwaripur (Bangladesh)
17)
Jayanti Shaktipeeth (Shri Nartiang Durga Temple) – Nartiang
(Meghalaya, India)
18)
Tripursundari Shaktipeeth – Udaipur (Tripura, India)
18)
Kamarupa (Kamakhya Shaktipeeth) – Guwahati (Assam, India)
19)
Utkal / Biraj Shaktipeeth (Virajadevi) – Jajpur (Orissa, India)
20)
Mithila (Ucchaith Temple / Uma Devi) – Ucchaith (Bihar, India)
21)
Patneshwari (Sarvanandkari) – Patna (Bihar, India)
22)
Vaidyanath (Jayadurga Shaktipeeth) – Deoghar (Jharkhand, India)
23)
Vrindavan (Chamunda / Uma) – Bhuteshwar (Uttar Pradesh, India)
24)
Varanasi (Vishalakshi / Manikarnika) – Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh,
India)
25)
Prayag (Lalita Devi Temple) – Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh, India)
26)
Ramgiri (Shivani) – Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh, India)
27)
Manivedik/Manibandh (Gayatri Shaktipeeth) – Pushkar (Rajasthan,
India)
28)
Virat (Shri Ambika Shaktipeeth) – Viratnagar (Rajasthan, India)
29)
Kurukshetra Shaktipeeth – Thanesar (Haryana, India)
30)
Jwalamukhi Shaktipeeth – Jwalamukhi (Himachal Pradesh, India)
31)
Ujjaini (Harsiddhi Devi) – Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh, India)
32)
Shona (Kamaladhav) – Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh, India)
33)
Ramgiri (Shri Sharda Mata Temple) – Maihar (Madhya Pradesh, India)
34)
Bhairav Parvat (Shri Gadhkalika Mata) – Ujjain (Madhya
Pradesh, India)
35)
Prabhas (Ambajji Temple) – Ambaji (Gujarat, India)
36)
Jalandhar Shaktipeeth (Shri Devi Talab Temple) – Jalandhar (Punjab,
India)
37)
Gandaki (Muktinath Temple) – Muktinath (Nepal)
38)
Gujyeshwari Temple (Mahamaya) – Kathmandu (Nepal)
39)
Manas Shaktipeeth – Tibet (Tibet)
40)
Hingula Shaktipeeth (Hinglaj Mata) – Asha Pura (Baluchistan,
Pakistan)
41)
Indrakshi – Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
42)
Shriparvat Shaktipeeth – Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
43)
Parvatipeeth (Amarnath Cave Temple) – Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir,
India)
44)
Karvir (Ambabai / Shri Mahalakshmi Temple) – Kolhapur (Maharashtra,
India)
45)
Janasthan / Bhadrakali (Saptashrungi Devi Temple) – Nashik
(Maharashtra, India)
46)
Godavari Coast / Sarvashaila (Shri Umakotilingeshwar) – Rajmahendri
(Andhra Pradesh, India)
47)
Srisailam (Sri Bhramaramba Shaktipeeth) – Srisailam (Andhra
Pradesh, India)
48)
Shuchi (Narayani Shaktipeeth) – Shuchindram Tamil Nadu, India)
49)
Kanyakashram (Sri Bhagavathi Temple) – Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu,
India)
50)
Kanchi (Sri Kamakshi Amma Temple) – Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu, India)
51)
Indrakshi – Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
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7
-Saptapuri --
Seven Holy
cities of
Sapta Puri are ---
1)
Ayodhya
2)
Mathura 3)
Maya (Haridwar) 4)
Kasi
(Varanasi)
5)
Kanchi
(Kanchipuram)
6)
Avantika
(Ujjain) 7)
Dvaravati (Dwarka).
where
devotees express their devotion and reverence, while Tirthas
are the sources of Purification
and Spiritual
Renewal.
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In
the tapestry of Sanatan Dharma, there are thousands of Pilgrimages
or Religious places where Dhams and Teerthas
are threads that weave together the spiritual, philosophical, and
Cultural
Fabric
of India.
It is an opportunity not just to Recharge
your Batteries,
but to reconnect with what matters most to you, to feed your Soul,
and your Mind,
and Delve
into the pleasures that you miss most in daily life, as well as spend
time with the place.
Lalita Sahasranama mentions that
Shakti is in 3 forms (1) Jnana Shakti: energy ofknowledge (2)
Ichchaa Shakti: energy of will and (3) Kriya Shakti: energy of
action.The key concept in Hindu philosophy, and refers to the four
proper goals or aims of a human life.
1)
Ichcha Shakti
-- is the Desire
2)
Gyana
Shakti
-- is the Power
of Knowledge
3)
Kriya
Shakti
-- is the Power
to act.
The
Four
Puruṣarthas
are ------
1)
Dharma
(Righteousness,
Moral
values)
2)
Artha
(Prosperity,
Economic
values)
3)
Kama
(Pleasure,
Love,
Psychological
values)
4)
Moksha
(Liberation,
Spiritual
values, Self-actualization).
The
journey itself is as important as the destination, and the hardships
of travel serve as an act of devotion in themselves.
Visiting
a sacred place is believed by the pilgrim to purify the self and
bring one closer to the divine. Hindus undertake a pilgrimage as an
act of devotion, to carry out a vow, to appease a deity, or to seek
prosperity.
Going on Holiday
can give you a fresh wave of Motivation
and the Strength
to keep your life Moving
Forward
when you return.
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One
has to take association of 7
Types devotees –
with in
different Methods
1)
Sadhu-Sanga
– through
Serving with Gurus
2)
Hari-Katha
– through
Reading Vedas & Listening to Puranas
3)
Vigraha-Aradhana
or through Idol
Worshiping
4)
Dhama-Seva
– through
Selfless Service
5)
Prasada-Sevana
– through
Offering Food
6)
Dana-Kriya
– through
Charity
7)
Bhajane
– through Nama
sankeerthane or Reciting gods songs or
Bhajans.
There
are many more are
there than the
above Listed ---
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People
go on vacations for variety of reasons. For some, it's an opportunity
toRelax and Unwind
from the Stresses
of everyday life.
For others, it's a chance to explore
new Places
and Cultures
or Reconnect
with the Nature and Divine
people in far-off destinations.
Well-being studies have
shown that when on holiday, some individuals derive happiness from
meaningful experiences, ones that get you contemplating life.
Some
people just want an escape from their day-to-day life, their Job,
and the people around them, or an escape from the Negative
things in their lives.
Just to get away from everything
and Forget
about it all for a while. The only issue is that we shouldn't feel
the need to escape reality. Travel can improve both our Physical and Psychological
health.
Studies have shown that Vacations
can Reduce
Stress
and Burnout,
as well as make people Happier
and Healthier.
Travelling increases creativity, makes our Brains
more flexible by keeping them active.
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Some
people prefer very Restful
Vacations
where the Stress
Level
is Low
and that is best achieved by going somewhere you’re already
familiar with to some degree.
Some people repeatedly go to
the same place because the Spot
is very Enjoyable
and has all that they’re looking for in a Vacation
/ Nearby
/ Economical.
And
the spot has a lot of personal significance that has grown over time,
though there’s almost always something new to learn and experience
there.
I always feel like the best version of myself on
Tirtha
Yatra.
Get ready to embark on a journey to discover many serene destinations
in India that will help you find inner peace and rejuvenate your
soul.
One
can visit these Temple Places to get the utmost peace.
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