Seeing Spiritual India · A Guide to Temples, Holy Sites, Festivals and Traditions · 2020 Update by Knapp, Stephen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF PILGRIMAGE TAKING THE TRAINS BE CAUTIOUS AVOIDING SCAMS BEING PREPARED DEALING WITH RICKSHA OR TAXI DRIVERS CURRENCY EXCHANGE FOOD PRECAUTIONS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION EXPECT PERSONAL CHANGES IN YOURSELF WHAT IF TEMPLES DO NOT LET US IN? CHANGING THE NAMES OF CITIES

SEEING SPIRITUAL INDIA (PART 1) The Major Holy Places in East and Central India and Nepal The Major Holy Places in East and Central India and Nepal The Major Holy Places in East and Central India and Nepal

NEW DELHI MATHURA GOKULA VRINDAVANA GREATER VRAJAMANDALA AGRA FATEHPUR SIKRI GWALIOR JHANSI TO ORCHHA JABALPUR AMARKANTAK—SOURCE OF THE NARMADA RIVER KHAJURAHO (or KHAJURAO) CHITRAKUT PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD) THE TRADITION OF THE KUMBHA MELA VARANASI SARNATH AYODHYA NAIMISARANYA (TIRUNAIMISARANYAM) GORAKHPUR / KUSHINAGAR GOING TO NEPAL AT SAUNALI FOR LUMBINI GOING TO NEPAL THROUGH RAXAUL TO BIRGANJ LUMBINI POKHARA MUKTINATH GOING TO KATHMANDU KATHMANDU JANAKPUR WHERE TO GO NEXT? SITAMARHI PATNA VAISHALI NALANDA RAJGIR PAWAPURI GAYA BODHGAYA BARABAR HILL DEOGHAR VISHNUPUR KOLKATA MAYAPUR EKACHAKRA RAMAKELI GANGA SAGAR REMUNA JAGANNATHA PURI BHUBANESWAR SRI KAKULAM to KURMAKSETRA VISAKHAPATNAM NAGPUR & RAMA GIRI VIJAYAWADA MANGALAGIRI AGIRIPALLI HYDERABAD & YADAGIRIGUTTA BASARA WARANGAL PALAMPET BHADRACHALAM VEMULAWADA SRISAILAM ALAMPUR NANDYAL AHOVALAM NELLORE GOING TO TIRUPATI

SEEING SPIRITUAL INDIA (PART 2) The Historical Holy Sites and Temples of South India The Historical Holy Sites and Temples of South India The Historical Holy Sites and Temples of South India

TIRUPATI TIRUMALA OTHER TEMPLES AROUND TIRUPATI KALAHASTHI CHENNAI TEMPLES IN THE CHENNAI AREA MAMALLAPURAM TIRUKKALIKUNDRAM KANCHIPURAM TIRUVANNAMALAI THE STORY OF THE SHIVA LINGAM THIRUKKOVILUR (or TIRUKOILUR) AUROVILLE TIRUVANDHIPURAM CHIDAMBARAM SIRKAZHI VAIDESVARANKOIL (or VAITHISVARANKOIL) MAYURAM KUMBAKONAM GANGAKONDACHOLAPURAM DHARASURAM SWAMIMILAI TIRUVALAMJULI SURYANARCOIL TRIBHUVANAM (THIRUBHUVANAM or TIRUBHUVANAM) OTHER TEMPLES IN THE AREA OF KUMBHAKONAM NACHIYARCOIL TIRUCHERAI THIRUVARUR NAGAPPATTINAM THIRUKANNAPURAM MANNARGUDI VEDARANYAM (DAKSHINA KAILASAM) TANJORE (or THANJAVUR) TIRUCHIRAPPALI (TRICHY) NAMAKKAL THADICOMBU PALNI (PALANI) MADURAI ALAGARCOIL THIRUPPARANKUNDRAM TIRUMOHUR SRIVILLIPUTTUR TIRUTHANGAL (TIRUTTANGAL) RAMESVARAM TIRUCHENDUR THE PILGRIMAGE TO SIX MURUGAN TEMPLES SRI VAIKUNTHAM TIRUNELVELI KRISHNAPURAM KANYAKUMARI SUCHINDRAM THIRUATTUR (or THIRUVATTUR or THIRUVATTAR) TRIVANDRUM (TIRUVANANDAPURAM) VARKALA KOLLAM TO AMRITAPURI HARIPAD CHANGANNUR ARANMULA SABARIMALA ALAPPUZHA ETTUMANOOR VAIKOM KALADI THRIKKAKARAI NEAR ERNAKULAM CRANGANORE GURUVAYOOR TRICHUR (or THRISSUR) KARAMADAI MANGALURU UDUPI SRINGERI KOLLUR GOKARNA MYSURU SRIRANGAPATNAM SRAVANABELAGOLA BELUR, HALEBID and SOMNATHPUR MELKOTE (or MALAKOTE or MAILKOTE) BRINDABAN GARDENS SUBRAMANYA MADDUR BENGALURU (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS BANGALORE) DENKANIKOTA KAIWARA AVANI ENDING OUR TOUR BACK AT BENGALURU

SEEING SPIRITUAL INDIA (PART 3) The Major Holy Places of Western India The Major Holy Places of Western India

STARTING IN NEW DELHI KARAULI JAIPUR AJMER & PUSHKAR JODHPUR OSIAN JAISALMER CHITTORGARH UDAIPUR NATHDWARA KANKROLI CHARBUJAJI KUMBHALGARH FORT RANAKPUR EKALINGJI RIKHABDEO MOUNT ABU AHMEDABAD AKSHARDAM MODHERA PATAN DAKOR DWARAKA BEYT DWARAKA PORBANDER VERAVAL & SOMNATH JUNAGADH & GIRNAR HILL BHAVNAGAR & PALITANA LOTHAL BARODA & MORE UJJAIN FROM BHOPAL TO SANCHI AND VIDISHA SANCHI VIDISHA BHIMBEKTA INDORE & MANDU MANDU FORT OMKESHVARA MAHESHWAR AURANGABAD TO AJANTA & ELLORA CAVES AJANTA ELLORA VERUL NASIK TRYAMBAKESHVARA PARALI MUMBAI KARLA & BHAJA CAVES PUNE THE ASHTAVINAYAKA YATRA BHIMASHANKAR SHIVPUR MAHABALESHWAR PANDHARPUR KOLHAPUR BIJAPUR BADAMI PATTADAKAL AIHOLE LAKKANDI DAMBAL HOSAPETE (HOSPET) & HAMPI ANEGUNDI HARIHARA TADPATRI PUTTAPARTHI LEPAKSHI TUMKUR, SHIVAGANGA BENGALURU

SEEING SPIRITUAL INDIA (PART 4) The Major Historical and Holy Places of Northern India The Major Historical and Holy Places of Northern India The Major Historical and Holy Places of Northern India

SHUKRATAL (SUKARA-TALA or SHUKTEERTH) HARIDWAR RISHIKESH DEHRA DUN MUSSOORIE GOING TO SEE THE CHAR DHAM TEMPLES DEVA PRAYAG (or DEOPRAYAG) YAMUNOTRI GOING TO GANGOTRI UTTARKASHI GANGOTRI GAUMUKH ON THE WAY TO KEDARNATH GUPTAKASHI SONPRAYAG TRIYUGI NARAYANA KEDARNATH VISITING THE PANCH (FIVE) KEDAR TEMPLES IMPORTANT TOWNS ON THE WAY TO BADRINATH JOSHIMATH HEMAKUND BADRINATH (TIRUVADARIASHRAMA) MANA SATOPANTH TAL THE FIVE BADRI TEMPLES NAHAN CHANDIGARH AND GOING NORTH SHIMLA BILASPUR MANDI KULLU PLACES ALONG THE WAY NORTH TO MANALI MANALI PLACES AROUND MANALI FROM MANALI TO LEH BACK FROM MANALI TO MANDI OR CHANDIGARH AMRITSAR GOING TO DHARAMSALA DHARAMSALA & MCLEOD GANJ CHAMBA JAMMU VAISHNO DEVI GOING TO KASHMIR TOWNS ALONG THE WAY TO SRINAGAR GOING TO AMARNATH AMARNATH THE PILGRIMAGE TO AMARNATH SRINAGAR ADDITIONAL SITES AROUND SRINAGAR THE GRAVE OF JESUS MOSES IN KASHMIR GOING INTO LADAKH FROM SRINIGAR KARGIL ZANSKAR LADAKH AND THE GOMPAS WEST OF LEH SHERGOL MULBEKH LAMAYURU RIZONG ALCHI LIKIR BASGO NIMMU PHIYANG SPITUK LEH TOWNS AND MONASTERIES SOUTH OF LEH CHOGLAMSAR SHEY THE TIKSE GOMPA CHEMRE THAK-THAK STAKNA THE HEMIS GOMPA MATHO STOK PALACE LEAVING LEH FOR MANALI KURUKSETRA BACK TO DELHI

SEEING SPIRITUAL INDIA (PART 5) The Major Holy Sites and Temples of Far Northeast India The Major Holy Sites and Temples of Far Northeast India The Major Holy Sites and Temples of Far Northeast India

ENTERING THE NORTHEAST REGION DARJEELING KALIMPONG PERMITS FOR SIKHIM GANGTOK RUMTEK PEMAYANGTSE PHODANG & LABRANG MONASTERIES TASHIDING MONASTERY ASSAM GUAHATI TEZPUR SIBSAGAR MAJULI TINSUKIA SADIYA ARUNACHAL PRADESH MEGHALAYA TRIPURA NAGALAND MANIPUR

CONCLUSION APPENDIX ONE Preparing for Your Trip to India A Short Guide Preparing for Your Trip to India A Short Guide

PACKING LIST

APPENDIX TWO Suggested Routes for Short Pilgrimages

The Twelve Shiva Jyotirlinga Shrines in India

APPENDIX THREE About the Photographs Travel Books That Were Helpful GLOSSARY ABOUT STEPHEN KNAPP BOOKS BY STEPHEN KNAPP

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