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Plate PIL · PURISapta Puri — Seven Sacred CitiesSapta Puri Yatra

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सप्त पुरी यात्रा

Sapta Puri — Seven Sacred Cities

Sapta Puri Yatra

4500 km
Attested from 600 CE

Stations not yet mapped

The seven sacred cities (Moksha Puri) that grant liberation: Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi (Varanasi), Kanchi, Avantika (Ujjain), and Dwarka. Visiting all seven is believed to grant moksha.

Pilgrim circuit of 7 stations traversing 4500 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.

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9 entries

  1. Period of attestation600 CE – presentverified evidence
  2. Total length4500 km · 7 stationsverified evidence
  3. Station 1Station 1 · Birthplace of Rama — first of the seven sacred citiesverified evidence
  4. Station 2Station 2 · Birthplace of Krishnaverified evidence
  5. Station 3Station 3 · Gateway to the gods — where Ganges enters the plainsverified evidence
  6. Station 4Station 4 · Shiva's eternal city — moksha granted to all who die hereverified evidence
  7. Station 5Station 5 · City of a thousand temples — southernmost moksha puriverified evidence
  8. Station 6Station 6 · Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga — city of Mahakalverified evidence
  9. Station 7Station 7 · Kingdom of Krishna — westernmost moksha puriverified evidence

IIIStations

7 in sequence
  1. 01

    Station 1

    Birthplace of Rama — first of the seven sacred cities

  2. 02

    Station 2

    Birthplace of Krishna

  3. 03

    Station 3

    Gateway to the gods — where Ganges enters the plains

  4. 04

    Station 4

    Shiva's eternal city — moksha granted to all who die here

  5. 05

    Station 5

    City of a thousand temples — southernmost moksha puri

  6. 06

    Station 6

    Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga — city of Mahakal

  7. 07

    Station 7

    Kingdom of Krishna — westernmost moksha puri

IVNames in other languages

  • eng · LatnSapta Puri — Seven Sacred Cities· The seven sacred cities (Moksha Puri) that grant liberation: Ayodhya, Mathura, M
  • hin · Devaसप्त पुरी यात्रा· सात मोक्षदायिनी पुरियाँ: अयोध्या, मथुरा, माया (हरिद्वार), काशी (वाराणसी), कांची,
  • tam · Tamlசப்த புரி யாத்திரை· மோட்சம் அளிக்கும் ஏழு புனித நகரங்கள்: அயோத்தி, மதுரை (மதுரா), மாயை (ஹரித்வார்),
  • tel · Teluసప్త పురి యాత్ర· మోక్షప్రదమైన ఏడు పవిత్ర నగరాలు: అయోధ్య, మథుర, మాయ (హరిద్వార్), కాశి, కంచి, అవంతి
  • kan · Kndaಸಪ್ತ ಪುರಿ ಯಾತ್ರೆ· ಮೋಕ್ಷ ಪ್ರದಾಯಕ ಏಳು ಪವಿತ್ರ ನಗರಗಳು: ಅಯೋಧ್ಯ, ಮಥುರ, ಮಾಯ (ಹರಿದ್ವಾರ), ಕಾಶಿ, ಕಾಂಚಿ, ಅವಂತ
  • mal · Mlymസപ്ത പുരി യാത്ര· മോക്ഷം നൽകുന്ന ഏഴ് പുണ്യ നഗരങ്ങൾ: അയോദ്ധ്യ, മഥുര, മായ (ഹരിദ്വാർ), കാശി, കാഞ്ചി,
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