Hinduism has its own significance when it comes to visiting various shrines and temples. If you have planned to visit temples in North India, your North India temple tours can last for months, for temples in India are in huge numbers. If you look for a few important temples to include in your North India temple tour packages, find a few which you should never miss visiting.
North India temple tours and how to visit them?
You need to take a flight to Delhi airport from your hometown. Your temple tours of North India also involves travel via air, rail and roads for the temples are scattered across various states of India. You may have to face different climatic conditions too.
Find the list of temples to be discussed here, which you should never miss during your North India Temple Tours.
- Haridwar
- Rishikesh
- Ayodhya
- Varanasi
- Bhubaneshwar
- Puri
Haridwar: Reaching Haridwar from Delhi through a flight, takes a very short time and the travel is very pleasant. Haridwar means gate of Hari. This is where the Kumbh mela is held once in 12 years. This is an epitome of ancient culture and heritage. The must see places in Haridwar are:
- Panch thirth- A Collection of 5 pilgrimages
- Chandi devi temple
- Manasa devi temple
- Kankhal
- Maya Devi temple
- Piran Kaliyar
- Bhimgoda Tank
- Pawan Dham
Rishikesh: This city is a part of Kedarkhand. This is the place where Lord Rama and his brother Lakshmana did penance for killing the demon Ravana. One of the four pilgrimages of Chardham pilgrimage, Rishikesh is considered to be sacred to cleanse all sins of the visitors. This is also a most visited place for those who love adventures like water rafting, and is flooded with tourists round the year.
Ayodhya: This is the birthplace of Rama, the incarnation of Vishnu. You can find temples for Rama, Lakshmana, his brother, Sita his consort and his devotee Lord Hanuman. This city is located on the bank of Sarayu. As per the Hindu scripture Skanda purana, this is one of the seven places that are most sacred. You can find elements of various religions like Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Islam in this revered city.
Varanasi: Varanasi is the oldest city in the world, where the great Vishwanath temple is located. You can find temples of all major gods of Hinduism in this city. This is the most sacred city of all, and death in this city is considered to be a great fortune. Performing last rites of departed soul is considered to free the dead from the next birth. A dip in the holy Ganga here is believed to cleanse one from all the sins. Varanasi otherwise called Kashi is a microcosm of Hindu religion. This is a never to be missed destination if you are on a tour to North India temples.
Bhubaneshwar: This capital city of Odisha, which has be previously called Orissa, has all temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, except for the Anant Vasudeva temple of Lord Vishnu. Here are few important temples you need to visit in Bhubaneshwar,
- Brihadeeswarar Temple
- Brahmeswara temple
- Chandrasekara temple
- Lingaraj temple
- Mukteswar temple and
- Parasurameswar temple
Puri: Jagannath temple in Puri is must not to be missed temple on your North India tour for temples. For the worshippers of Lord Vishnu, this is a mandatory place to visit. The important feature is that you can find the idol of Jagannath made of wood, which is peculiar, as all the statues in temples across India are made of either metal or stone.
When you have decided to visit these temples, travel is never a constraint. You can find flights connecting to the capital cities frequently, and you can also take rails to reach these destinations.
