The geographic land of India has several temples spread across its length and breath.The holy places of India are the custodians of belief for more than a billion people.The various religions, languages, templesand customs are the many facets of thismajestic country India.

Kedarnath Temple, situated in the Himalayan range of Garwal in Uttarakhandis located along the sacred MandakiniRiver.It is one of the most scared Shiva temples in the worldand has great mythological importance.This holy temple was built by the Pandavasand later revived by AdiSankaracharya in the 8th century.It is considered as one of the Char Dhams of India(four pilgrimage sites), and requires a pilgrim to walk 14 kms over the hilly terrain. Surrounded by snowcovered peaks and glaciers, the temple is closed during the winter months because of heavy snowfall, when Shiv is carried down from Kedarnath to Ukhimath.The shrine is supremely holy for Hindus and is the home to one of the twelve Jyotirlings of Lord Shiva.A huge statue of Nandi Bull is placed outside the main door and is believed to guard of the entrance.

TirupatiBalaji situated in the hilly town of Tirumala(Andhra Pradesh), the temple is also known as TirumalaVenketeshwara temple.

The temple is devoted to Lord Venkateshwara also known as Balaji, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.The sanctum that houses the idol of the Lord Venkateshwara, is located at the main temple complex. It is believed that someone who prays in front of this divinedeitygets all his dreams fulfilled.Today the temple is the most visited pilgrimage destinations in India.The TiruaptiBalaji Temple is the 106thDivyaDesam among the 108 DivyaDesams of Lord Vishnu.

Jagannath Temple – built in the 12th century the temple is situated in Puri (Orissa). Dedicated to Lord Krishna, Lord of the Universe and it is considered to be one of the four holiest places of India. The temple houses the idols of Lord Krishna (Jagannath), Lord Balabhadra (brother) and Goddess Sudhabra (sister).Rathyatra is the annual procession of the deities and three enormous chariots are built for Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Sudhabra.

Rameshwaram Temple– located on a small island town in Tamil Nadu is one of the holiest pilgrimage places of the Hindus.

It is believed that Lord Rama along with Sita landed on the shores of Rameshwaram after defeating demon Ravana. During their stay, Sita made a small lingam called Ramalingam built by sand and the one brought by hanuman chalisa bengali from Kailashais called Vishwalingam.Rameshwaram meaning 'the Master of Rama' refers to Lord Shiva, to whom the temple is dedicated.

Siddhivinayak Temple located in Mumbai was built in the 18th century. Lord Ganesh is referred toas Siddhivinayak, is the supreme deity of the temple. Hindus believe that Lord Ganesh is the first one to be worshipped before commencing any new task or assignment as he is the destroyer of obstacles (Vighnaharta).The wooden door of the shrine contains eight impressions of Lord Ganesh.

Millions of devotees visit these holy temples and pay homage to different Hindu gods. It is commonly believed that undertaking a journey to these holy places removes all sins.Thousands and thousands of Indians visit these sacred sites every year.Pilgrimage to these sacred places has their own significance and it is ones complete devotion and faith that makes him visit these places!