Holidays & Tours of India

Pilgrimage is an important part of the Indian tradition. This soul-stirring journey is undertaken to have a face-to-face communion with the gods and experience a higher state of spirituality.India is home to many shrines of the world’s major religions. Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism and Judaism, all have places of worship and holy sites in India. You can visit the holy destinations of various religions in India on Pilgrimage Tours in India.

On the Maharashtra Tour, you can see the amazing rock cut temples of Ajanta and Ellora near Aurangabad and the Sai Baba Temple at Shirdi. Feel the spiritual energy of the holy pilgrimages destinations of India on Pilgrimages Tours in India. Breathe in the incense, hear the tinkling of bells and chanting of prayers, feel the rumble of prayer wheels rotating and imbibe the positive energy of the spiritual centers of India on Pilgrimages Tours in India.On the Medieval Heritage Pilgrimages Tour you can visit the holy city of Varanasi, the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi and the Jain temples at Ujjain. While following in the Footsteps of the Buddha Tour you can see the holy sites of Buddhism in India and Nepal including Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Kushinagar, Lumbini and Kapilvastu. On the North India Tour with Nepal, see the temple towns of Khajuraho and Varanasi in India and the temples of Pashupatinath and Bodhnath in Nepal.

Of all the pilgrimages, the one to Amarnath is considered as one of the most sacred. It is an event that tends to awaken the divinity embedded in the deep recesses of man’s mind and to feel the serene impact of the Great Spirit.The cave is accessible only during a brief period during the months of July and August.The spell that nature casts on the yatri’s mind brings peace and creates within him a new rhythm, a new spirit. The enchanting route is traversed on foot or horse.Even when the temperature touches zero degrees Celsius, the yatris are driven by their faith to take a dip in the almost freezing rivulet of Amravati.
Amarnath cave is located in a narrow gorge on the farther end of Lidder valley at 3,888 m above sea level. The cave is 45 km from Pahalgam and 141 km from Srinagar. The trek begins in July-August. Despite being an extremely difficult trek, millions of devotees come to pay homage to Shiva in one of his Himalayan abodes. There are few precautions which have to be taken on this yatra. Children below 12 years and infirms are not allowed. It is imperative that one is adequately equipped against the cold in the high altitude.

Other Pilgrimages Tours :

• Char Dham Yatra
• Hemkund Sahib Yatra
• Badrinath Yatra
• Vashno Devi Yatra
• Amarnath Yatra
• Kailash Yatra
• Gangotri - Gaumukh
• Panch Kedar