Important holy sites of
Hinduism by Nikhil Gangoli
This article is about some
important holy sites of
Hinduism. These are some
of the Tirthas and Dhaams
- the most important holy
sites. A dhaam as
explained later is a sacred
abode of Vishnu. There are
four such important
dhaams that I will mention
here. A tirtha is a holy site
for pilgrimage. You can go
to a tirtha as a tourist to
discover the soul of India.
For the devout Hindu
however a visit to a tirtha
is a voyage of personal and
spiritual discovery. These
places are charged with the
power of God and he visits
them for that purpose. The
Hindu
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Spiritual Tourism is a real
crowd-puller to India! By
Manoj Gursahani Dear
fellow traveller, Back on
the Indian subcontinent, I
hope you’ll enjoy
Manoj’s
contribution. India and
other culturally rich
countries are fast finding
out the importance of their
spiritual traditions and
beliefs in context of
tourism; though, India has
always been looked upon
as the universal truth-
finder’s path and a
land of inherent spirituality.
This view has been
reinforced by the many
overseas tourists to the
country who return with
memories of individual
sanctification and weary
souls rejuvenated after
having stepped on the
many legendary Indian
worship sites and
pilgrimage centers. How
the Celeb-factor has
turned around the fate
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Paris’ Hidden Gem:
The Jacquemart-Andre
Museum by C. Jason Dear
fellow travelers, Back in
Paris, with some really
valuable information on
what alternatives the
visitors have in regards to
museums. Paris museums
are not all about crowds
and famous paintings. You
can love the Louvre and
leave it too and savour
instead, one of the small,
more accessible museums
that impart a particularly
Paris flavour like the
private Musee Jacquemart-
Andre at 158 Boulevard
Hausmann in the
fashionable 8th. The
Jacquemart-Andre is a
highly personal place, a
grand town house (fairly
plain on the street but
wonderfully sumptuous
within) built in the 1870
’s and filled with art
chosen by the discerning
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