Home›Hindu Sites›Associated WithBrowse ByAssociated WithThis page groups sacred sites by the religion that considers them holy. Wikipedia notes that "one or more religions may consider sacred locations to be of special significance." Browsing this way lets a visitor find every site that a particular religion recognizes as sacred, even one shared by more than one tradition.FactsLearn MoreAssociated WithSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTirthas - crossing-places between the human and the divine: rivers and their confluences, sacred cities, mountain shrines and temple complexes. They are organised into several named, enumerated sets that overlap rather than nest, among them the four Dhams, the twelve Jyotirlingas, the seven sacred cities and the four Kumbh Mela sites. No single list is the list. 2OriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedThe enumerated sets are Puranic, not modern: the pilgrimage lists are set out in the mahatmya literature of the Puranas and elaborated in later digests, and different sectarian traditions promote different lists. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe holy places of Hinduism This group gathers the sacred sites of Hinduism, whose sacred geography is exceptionally rich: holy rivers and their confluences, sacred cities, mountain shrines, and vast temple complexes, many the goal of pilgrimages performed for centuries. The land itself is mapped as a network of tirthas, crossing-places between the human and divine. The browser will find the great pilgrimage cities and temples, the sacred rivers led by the Ganges, and the sites bound to particular deities and epics. The entries describe each place's deity, mythology and pilgrimage tradition, noting the sectarian traditions attached to them.Associated WithFilter Results7 entriesDomain / FunctionAllCosmic order and truth (2)Creation and cosmogony (1)Dance and theatre (1)Destruction and dissolution (1)Fertility and generation (1)Kingship and sovereignty (2)Love and desire (1)Magic and sorcery (1)Marriage and the household (1)Motherhood (1)Mountains (1)Protection and guardianship (4)Tutelary of a place or community (1)Victory (1)War and battle (1)Wilderness and wild animals (1)Wisdom and counsel (1)Era of Attestation End YearAll2026 (6)Era of Attestation Start YearAll1500 BCE (2)800 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)200 BCE (1)200 (1)GenderAllFemale (2)Male (5)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (3)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (4)Status Within the TraditionAllGenuinely disputed within the tradition (1)The teaching of one school or lineage within the tradition (2)TheologyAllDebated (4)Monotheistic: one God (3)Veneration TodayAllActively venerated in a living tradition (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAyyappanAssociated With1 entryBrahmaAssociated With1 entryDurgaAssociated With1 entryKrishnaAssociated With1 entryParvatiAssociated With1 entryShivaAssociated With3 entriesVishnuAssociated With2 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. An Introduction to Hinduismtier 1Gavin Flood, Cambridge University Press, 1996View the Source3. A Survey of Hinduismtier 1Klaus K. Klostermaier, State University of New York Press, 2007View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.