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This page groups sacred sites by the figure whose veneration made the site a centre of pilgrimage. Wikipedia notes that "Constantine the Great erected great basilicas over the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul," turning Rome into a cult centre for both. Browsing this way lets a visitor find the specific site that anchors devotion to one particular saint or deity.

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What Defines This Grouping
Tirthas - 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. 2
Origins
Whose Classification This Is
The 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. 3
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The 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.

Cult Centre Of
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Ayyappan

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1 entry

Ganesha

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1 entry

Jagannath

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1 entry

Krishna

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2 entries

Parvati

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1 entry

Shiva

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6 entries

Surya

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1 entry

Venkateshwara

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1 entry

Vishnu

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2 entries
Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. An Introduction to Hinduism
Gavin Flood, Cambridge University Press, 1996View the Source
3. A Survey of Hinduism
Klaus K. Klostermaier, State University of New York Press, 2007View the Source
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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