Sapta Puri — Seven Sacred Cities
Sapta Puri Yatra
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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.
Names in other languages
- सप्त पुरी यात्राhin / Deva
- சப்த புரி யாத்திரைtam / Taml
- సప్త పురి యాత్రtel / Telu
- ಸಪ್ತ ಪುರಿ ಯಾತ್ರೆkan / Knda
- സപ്ത പുരി യാത്രmal / Mlym
Stations (7)
- 1
Station 1
Birthplace of Rama — first of the seven sacred cities
- 2
Station 2
Birthplace of Krishna
- 3
Station 3
Gateway to the gods — where Ganges enters the plains
- 4
Station 4
Shiva's eternal city — moksha granted to all who die here
- 5
Station 5
City of a thousand temples — southernmost moksha puri
- 6
Station 6
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga — city of Mahakal
- 7
Station 7
Kingdom of Krishna — westernmost moksha puri