Pilgrimage Tourism in India

In India, there are many religons in our country. Such as Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christian, Buddhism,Jainism etc. Two of the world’s greatest religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, were born in India. Hinduism is India’s major religion, practiced by 80% of the population. The Hindus make their pilgrimage to the River Ganga. Varanasi is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India. Although most Hindus would like to bathe in the Ganges during their lifetime, to be cremated here is considered to be an instant route to heaven.The Sangam is where the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meets the invisible Saraswati river, in Allahabad. This meeting point is believed to be holy and have special soul cleaning powers. It is an important pilgrimage Place, and is the scene of the annual Magh-Mela (Mid. January/Mid. February). Every twelfth year the Magh-Mela becomes the Kumbh Mela, when the annual thousands of pilgrims in the temporary, tented township, swell to over a million.The some buddhism pilgrimages are following:

Gaya :

The river does carry water during the monsoon, although during the winter the bed is dry and holes have to be dug to extract a little water for the rituals. The Nepalese pilgrims who make it to Varanasi, tend to follow on to Gaya. To offer funeral cakes, or pindas, here is believed to free their ancestors from bondage to the earth.
Bodh Gaya :

There are curious parallels between the controversy over the Babri Masjid, in Ayodhya, and the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya. Lord Buddha was claimed to have attained enlightenment, at nearby Bodh Gaya. The sacred Bodhgaya tree here is said to be a direct descendant of the original tree under which the Buddha meditated. This attracts the curious Westerner to try it for themselves.Inside the Mahabodhi Temple, below a 50 metre-high pyramidal spire, is a large gilded image of the Buddha. So India is a large destinatin of pilgrimage tourism and holidays. There are many pilgrimage destinations like Jama Masjid, Taj Mahal, Kumbh Mela, Jagannath puri, Chardham Yatra, Bodhgaya, Golden Temple etc because of there are many religions in India.