Home›Hindu Sites›UNESCO World Heritage Status›On a National Tentative ListBrowse ByOn a National Tentative ListThis page groups sacred sites by whether UNESCO has formally recognized them. Wikipedia notes elsewhere that cultural traditions can be "recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," the same kind of international listing that applies to World Heritage sites. Browsing by UNESCO status lets a visitor see which sacred sites carry that international recognition and which do not.FactsLearn MoreOn a National Tentative ListSourcesComments (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.On a National Tentative ListFilter Results3 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (2)One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage places (1)Cult Centre OfAllVenkateshwara (1)Originated InAllChina (1)India (2)Indian Subcontinent (2)Origin Period Start YearAll-800 (1)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)In active religious use (3)Site TypeAllSacred city or quarter (1)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (1)Sacred river, lake, spring or sea (1)Temple or temple complex (1)TraditionAllBon (1)Buddhism (1)Hinduism (3)Jainism (1)CountryAllChina (1)India (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Mount KailashOn a National Tentative ListTirumala Tirupati Venkateswara TempleOn a National Tentative ListVaranasiOn a National Tentative ListSources1. 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.