The largest religious gathering is to be
witnessed during
the triennial Kumbh Mela, in the four holy places of Nasik (Maharashtra),
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Prayag (Allahabad), and Hardwar. A more serene
festival takes place in the temple town of the Madurai, in southern
India, where temple deities are carried around the a pool. A triple
deity celebration for the temple Lords Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
becomes a spectacular and colourful Car Festival, in which a Devotees
pull three decorated wooden carts through the streets of Puri in Orissa.
Ganesh
Chaturuthi - the worship of Lord Ganesh- is celebrated by
the immersion of giant-sized clay images in the Mumbai waters amid
prayers. Bodhgaya is a place of worship for the people of the Buddhist
Faith. It is this place where the Lord Gautam Buddha
attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. Gaya has scared shrines of the Jains and Hindus
scattered around the city. Mathura, situated on the west bank of
river Yamuna is associated with the most revered of Hindu gods- Lord
Krishna. Virndavan, which is famous for its association with Lord
Krish
na, who spent his childhood days here. Rameswaram is an island hallowed
by the epic Ramayana.
A devotee who visits Varanasi is also expected to visit this place
in order to gain the full fruit of his prayers. Thanjavur is another
great Indian temple town. The center of Hinduism and the religious
capital of Hindus Varanasi is one to most important place of work
ship.