Pilgrimages of Uttar Pradesh

Travelling the pilgrimage sites in India has been a very popular activity among the Indians as well as among foreigners visiting India for the last many decades. For an Indian, visiting the sacred pilgrimages is something very inevitable and should be done once in lifetime. Travel to Uttar Pradesh, the most sacred land for Hindus in India, for housing innumerous ageless pilgrimages from ancient India. In fact, Uttar Pradesh is a holy place for the people of all religions, as it boasts of many sacred sites of worship representing various religions and sects. Apart from being one most sacred and age old pilgrimage destination of Hindus, Uttar Pardesh also possesses several most revered pilgrimages of Muslims, Buddhists and Jains. Visit the ancient and timeless cities of Varanasi, Mathura - Vrindavan, Allahabad, etc., and quench your spiritual thirst with our pilgrimage tours to Uttar Pradesh India. Uttar Pradesh shelters innumerous pilgrimages since the ancient times. Nowhere in the world one can find people worshipping sacred rivers, the banks of which are thronged by devotees to get purified from the worldly sins.

Uttar Pradesh has some of the popular pilgrimage centers where every year millions of pilgrims gather in order to fulfill their religious desires. Varanasi, the sacred place for the Hindus lies on the banks of the holy 'Ganges'. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It has a very rich historical heritage. Pilgrims throng around the steps of Ganges to have a holy bath. The attraction of Varanasi is great to the tourists in India.

The twin cities of Mathura & Vrindavan, is also no less sacred than the other pilgrimage sites of Uttar Pradesh India. Mathura being the birth place of Lord Krishna is one of the most venerated cities of the Hindu pilgrims. The city of Allahabad is also most revered for it is the place where the three most sacred perennial rivers of the Hindu religion - Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati meets. Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama is the pride of the Hindus, who come here to take a glimpse of this eternal city.

Other than the Hindu pilgrimages, there are Buddhist, Jain and Muslims pilgrimages in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Sarnath and Kushinagar are the two most holy pilgrimages of the Buddhists. Travel to Uttar Pradesh and visit Sarnath, the place where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon. Also, there are innumerous Jain Shrines which dots the topography of Uttar Pradesh. There are Jain shrines in Ayodhya, Allahabad, Agra, Kashi, etc. Besides, there are Muslim pilgrimages at several parts of Uttar Pradesh. The Jama Masjid at Agra is one of the largest mosques in India.

The pilgrimage sights of Uttar Pradesh India will pacify and mollify your inner self and make your pilgrimage tour to Uttar Pradesh India completely soothing and ethereal.

• Sarnath
• Mathura
• Varanasi
• Vrindavan