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The largest
religious gathering is to be witnessed during the
triennial Kumbh Mela, in the four holy places of Nasik
(Maharashtra), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Prayag (Allahabad),
and Hardwar. A more serene festival takes place in the
temple town of the Madurai, in southern India, where
temple deities are carried around the a pool. A
triple deity celebration for the temple Lords Jagannath,
Balabhadra and Subhadra becomes a spectacular and
colourful Car Festival, in which a Devotees pull three
decorated wooden carts through the streets of Puri in
Orissa.
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Ganesh
Chaturuthi- the worship of Lord Ganesh- is celebrated by
the immersion of giant-sized clay images in the Mumbai
waters amid prayers. Bodhgaya is a place of worship for
the people of the Buddhist Faith. It is this place where
the Lord Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment under the
Bodhi Tree. Gaya has scared shrines of the Jains and
Hindus scattered around the city. Mathura, situated on
the west bank of river Yamuna is associated with the
most revered of Hindu gods- Lord Krishna. Virndavan,
which is famous for its association with Lord Krishna,
who spent his childhood days here. Rameswaram
is an island hallowed by the epic Ramayana.
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A devotee
who visits Varanasi is also expected to visit this place
in order to gain the full fruit of his prayers.
Thanjavur is another great Indian temple town. The
center of Hinduism and the religious capital of Hindus
Varanasi is one to most important place of work ship.
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