Saptha Mokshapuras in India
Ayodhyā Mathurā Māyā Kāsi Kāñchī Avantikā I
Dwaraka Dvārāvatī chaiva saptaitā moksadāyikāh
Saptha Mokshapuras are seven holy places in India. Every Hindu is must see these places in their life. Moksha means one's soul unites into the aternal. These are spread all over India. At this places masters or the religious important persons take birth.
1. Ayodhya:
It is the Birth place of Lord Srirama. It is on the bank of river Sarayu. It is in Uttar Pradesh State, It is 200kms away from Varanasi, 600kms from New Delhi and 135kms from Lucknow. It is also one the 108 Divya Desams. Ramajanma Bhoomi (Birth Place of Rama), Hanuman Garhi, Kanaka Mahal, Nageswarnath Temple, Swarg Dwar, Chiti Devkali Mandir, Kale Ram Mandir and so many temples are here to visit.
2. Madhura
It is the Birth place of Lord Srirama. It is on the bank of river Yamuna. It is also in Uttar Pradesh State. It is 160kms from New Delhi on Agra route, 60kms from Agra. It is also one the 108 Divya Desams. Kesavdevji Temple (Birth place of Krishna), Vishram Ghat, Banke Bihari Temple, Brundavan, Govardhan, Gokulam and so many Temples are there to visit.
3. Haridwar
It is the place the river Ganga descends to plains from Himalayas. It is on the bank of river Ganga. It is also in Uttar Pradesh State. It is 210kms away from New Delhi. This is the one of the 4 Kumbhamela Palces, this biggest festival is celebrated here once in every 12 year. Thousands of Ashramas are here. Har ki pauri ghat, Chandi Devi Temple, Manasa Devi Temple, Mayadevi Temple, Daksha Yagna Sthal which is in Kankal, Bharath Matha Mandir and so many temples and places are here to visit.
4. Varanasi
It is the very ancient city. It is also on the bank of river Ganga. It is also in Uttar Pradesh State. It is 800kms from New Delhi, 120kms from Allhabad. It is one of the 12 Jyothirlingas and one of the 18 Sakthi Peethas. Ganga has here 64 Ghats, these are so secred and popular. Manikarnika Ghat, Dasaswamedha Ghat, Harischandra Ghat, Panchaganga Ghat these are very important ghats. Viswanath Temple, Annapoorna Temple, Visalakshi Temple, Kal bhairav Temple, Dundi Ganapathy Temple, Durga devi Temple, Sankat mochan Hanuman Temple and so many important temples are there to visit.
5. Kanchipuram
It is called as temple city. It is on the bank of river Vedavathi. It is in Tamilnad State. It is 72kms away from Chennai and 102kms from Thirupathi. Adi Sankara charya set here 'Kanchi peetham'. Ekambareswar Swamy, Varadaraja Swamy, Kamakshi Mata and so many Temples are here. And one more thing nearly 14 Divya Desams are here.
6. Ujjain
It is also a very ancient city. It is on the bank of river Kshipra. It is in Madhya Pradesh State. It is 192kms from Bhopal, 56kms from Indore. It is one of the 12 Jyothirlingas and one of the 18 Sakthi Peethas. This is the one of the 4 Kumbhamela Palces, this biggest festival is celebrated here once in every 12 year. Mahakal Temple, Harasiddi Mata Temple, Gopal Temple, Maha Maya Mandir, Char Dham temple, Ghatkali temple and so so many temples are here.
7. Dwaraka
It is also one of the very ancient city. It is on the bank of ocean Arabian. It is in Gujarath State. It is 442kms from Ahmedabad and 105kms from Porbandar. It is also one the 108 Divya Desams. Adi Sankaracharya established west Pettham is here. Dwarakadesh Temple, Rukmini Mata temple and so many temples are here. Nagesara Jyothirling is near by this city.