Holy places and pilgrimage centers for Hindus
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Pandharpur. |
Maharashtra. |
Panduranga |
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Prayag. |
Uttar Pradesh. |
Confluence of Sacred rivers |
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Puri. |
Orissa. |
Jagannath |
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Sabarimalai. |
Kerala. |
Ayyappa |
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Srirangam. |
Tamilnad. |
Ranganatha |
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Sringeri. |
Karnataka. |
Sharadamba/Shankaracharya |
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Tirupathi. |
Andhra Pradesh. |
Venkateshwara (Vishnu) |
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Tiruvanatapuram. |
Kerala. |
Anantha Padmanabha |
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Udupi. |
Karnataka. |
Sri Krishna |
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Vaishnodevi. |
Kashmir. |
Durga |
Holy places of Acharya Traya
The seats of learning (Mathas, Peethas) established by the three acharyas for spreading the sanskrit language and Hindu religion are also places of pilgrimage.
Shankaracharya order is established at Sringeri (Karnataka),
Dwaraka (Gujarat), Puri (Orissa), and at Badrinath (Himalayas).
Madhwacharya established Ashta mathaas (8 seats of learning) all in the holy city of Udupi in the state of Karnataka.
Ramanujacharya’s seats of learning are at Srirangam in Tamilnad
and at Melukote in Karnataka.
All these centers are headed by learned Acharyas (Gurus), teach respective philosophies and are open to the public, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender.
