IDOL Institute of Distance and Online Learning ENHANCE YOUR QUALIFICATION, ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. 2 BSc.TTM Tourism Resources of India Course Code: BTT103 Semester: First SLM Units : 6 E-LESSON : 3 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Religious Tourism 3 OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION The course aims to provide basic knowledge of In this unit we are going to learn about different tourism products of India. Religious Tourism. To Equip the student with the understanding of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. domestic destinations. Muslim, Christian and Sikh. To enrich student with knowledge of diversified tourism resources and products www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) INSTITUTEAll right OFare DISTANCE reserved ANDwith ONLINECU-IDOL LEARNING TOPICS TO BE COVERED 4 > Introduction of Religious Tourism > Hindu and Muslim Sites > Jain and Buddhist Sites > Christian and Sikh Sites www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL Religious Tourism 5 Religious tourism is a type of tourism exclusively or strongly motivated by religious reasons. This is one of the oldest forms of tourism. It can also be referred to as faith tourism or spiritual tourism. People go on religious holidays to confirm, deepen or reflect upon their faith www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL HINDU PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 6 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL CHAR DHAM YATRA 7 Badrinath (North) Dwarka (West) Jagannath Puri (East) Rameshwaram (South) www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL JYOTIRLINGAS IN INDIA 8 Kedarnath Nageshwar Kashi Vishwanath Bhimashankar Mahakaleshwar Trimbakeshwar Omkareshwar Srisailam Grihineshwar Rameshwaram Somnath Vaidyanath www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL VINDHYACHAL DEVI MANDIR (UP) 9 • Maa Vindhyavasini Devi Temple is located in Vindhyachal, 8km far from Mirzapur, and around 80km far from Allahabad (Prayag) on the banks of the holy River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. • It’s one of the most revered Shaktipeeths of the presiding deity, Maa Vindhyavasini Devi. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL KAMAKHYA TEMPLE (Assam) 10 The Kamakhya Temple is a Shakti Peeth temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to different forms of the mother goddess as the Dasa Mahavidya, including Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi, Chinnamasta, Tripura Sundari and Tara. It is an important pilgrimage destination for general Hindu and Tantric worshipers www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL VAISHNO DEVI (J&K) 11 The temple is near the town of Katra, in the Reasi district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the most revered places of worship in India. The shrine is at an altitude of 5300 feet and a distance of approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Katra. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL KASHI (UP) 12 • Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in Varanasi, the Holiest existing Place of Hindus, where at least once in life a Hindu is expected to do pilgrimage, and if possible, also pour the remains (ashes) of cremated ancestors here on the River Ganges. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL DEV PRAYAG (UK) 13 Devprayag (Devaprayāg) (is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and take the name Ganga or Ganges River. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL AYODHYA (UP) 14 Ayodhya, also known as Saket is an ancient city of India adjacent to Faizabad city in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya is the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama. It used to be the capital of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. This Hindu holy city is described as early as in the Hindu Epics. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL MATHURA (UP) 15 Brajbhoomi - the land where Shri Krishna was born and spent his youth, has today little towns and hamlets that are still alive with the Krishna legend and still redolent with the music of his flute. Mathura, a little town on the River Yamuna was transformed into a place of faith after Lord Krishna was born here. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL VRINDAVAN (UP) 16 Vrindavan, a village - once noted for its fragrant groves, is where he spent an eventful youth. There are numerous other little spots in the area that still reverberate with the enchantment of Shri Krishna. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL UJJAIN (MP) 17 Simhastha is the great bathing festival of Ujjain. It is celebrated in a cycle of twelve years when Jupiter enters the Leo sign of the zodiac, known as Simha Rashi. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL UJJAIN (MP) 18 Simhastha is the great bathing festival of Ujjain. It is celebrated in a cycle of twelve years when Jupiter enters the Leo sign of the zodiac, known as Simha Rashi. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL HARIDWAR (UK) 19 The holy city of Haridwar translates to "Gateway to God," and the breathtaking city, replete with temples, is a magnet for religious pilgrims from all over the globe. Religious festivals hold even further draw, and tourists can’t helped but be compelled by the city’s aura of intense spirituality. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL NASHIK (MAHARASHTRA) 20 • Shri Trimbakeshwar Temple is located at a distance of about 30-km from Nasik in Maharashtra near the mountain named Brahmagiri from which the river Godavari flows. • Trimbakeshwar Temple is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva and as the source of the river Godavari www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL GANGASAGAR (WB) 21 Gangasagar or Sagardwip is one of the most sacred and holiest Hindu pilgrimages in India. A visit once to Gangasagar is worth a life-time. The Gangasagar pilgrimage was founded by the kings of Ikshwaku dynasty of Ayodhya www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL BUDHIST PILGRIMAGE CENTERS 22 www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL LUMBINI (NEPAL) 23 Lumbini : Lord Buddha was born at Lumbini while his mother was on her way to parental home from Kapilvastu. Lumbini should be visited and seen by a person of devotion, Lumbini is the Mecca of every Buddhist, being one of the four holy places of Buddhism. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL BODHGAYA 24 Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment. It is a place which should be visited or seen by a person of devotion and which would cause awareness and apprehension of the nature of impermanence". www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL SARNATH (UP) 25 At a distance of only 10-km from the famous Hindu pilgrimage Varanasi, after attaining Enlightenment the Buddha went to Sarnath. Lord Buddha had visited Sarnath looking for his five companions who abandoned him in Rajgir while they deviated from the viewpoint of Lord Buddha on self- mortification. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL KUSHINAGAR (UP) 26 Kushinagar, district of the eastern Uttar Pradesh, is known for its cultural heritage all over the world. It is one of the four holiest places for the Buddhists. At Kushinagar, Great Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism, delivered his last sermon. Outside India, it is an International Buddhist Pilgrimage Centre. The followers of the Buddhism, especially from Asian Countries, wish to visit this place at least once in their lifetime. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL SHRAVASTI (UP) 27 Sravasti, capital of the ancient Kosala kingdom is sacred to Buddhists because it is here that Lord Buddha performed the greatest of his miracles to confound the Tirtha heretics. These miracles include that of the Buddha creating multiple images of himself, hence forth has been among the favorite themes of Buddhist art. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL SANKISA (UP) 28 Sankisa, located at a distance of around 40 km from Kannauj in the Farrukabad district of Uttar Pradesh, is a place of tremendous importance for the Buddhists. Mythical legends relate the place to the Buddha. It is believed that after delivering sermons to His mother and other devas in the Heaven, the Buddha returned to earth here at this place, Sankisa, which was considered the town of human abode. Because of this, Sankisa is counted amongst the pilgrim destinations for the Buddhist. www.cuidol.in Unit-6 (BTT 103 ) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL VAISHALI (BIHAR) 29 The first republic of the world, Vaishali holds special significance for the Buddhist devotees.