Sapta Puri Pilgrimage Tour Packages

The Sapta Puris are the seven holiest cities in India. ‘Sapta’ means ‘Seven’ and ‘Puri’ means ‘Town’. These seven sacred cities are also called Sapta Moksha, "the cities of liberation" or the Sapta Tirtha- Seven Places of Pilgrimage. It is generally believed that visiting these cities puts an end to the cycle of death and rebirth and brings out MOKSHA (liberation). According to the holy scriptures of Hindus, these are among the places you must visit to attain MOKSHA. Cities included in Sapta Puri Yatra are: Ayodha(Uttar Pradesh), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Dwarka (Gujarat), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh).

Each town has a strong connection with Hindu deities Ayodha is the birthplace of lord Rama while Mathura is the birthplace of lord Krishna who is also the creator of one of the sapta puris Dwarka fourth city of Sapt Puri, Haridwar means Hari Ka Dwar (gateway to god) it is the place where Hindus come before going on char dham for the ritualistic bath in the holy water of Holy Ganga. Whereas Kashi is called as city of Lord Shiva. Kanchipuram is considered as Kashi of the South, also called the city of temples, which has approximately 108 Shaiva and 18 Vaishnava temples. And Ujjain, known for being the location of one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, is also the place where Maha Kumbha Mela takes place every 12 years. There is no specific order for doing the Sapta Puris Yatra.