Gujarat Pilgrimages
Gujarat is the most diverse land blessed with a variety in all aspects which holds it a tourist place in the state. It is also a perfect place of pilgrimage, where you find temples from all the religions. These are also tourist places to visit and many foreigners come here to see the temples from all religion. This place is considered the holy place as Lord Krishna; one of the reincarnations of Lord Vishnu treaded on this land. There are various places of Pilgrimage in Gujarat like Somnath, Dwaraka, Junagadh, Palitana, Modhera. The Mount Girnar in Junagadh and Hemachandracharya Jain Gnan Mandir in Patan are the 2 renowned pilgrimage spaces of the community of Jains; while the Somnath Mahadev temple of Somnath, Dwarakadhish temple located in Dwarka, Sun Temple situated in Modhera and Akshardham temple placed in Gandhinagar are the other eminent pilgrimage pertaining to Hindus. Ahmedabad hustled by several tourists for the mosques like Jama Masjid, Ahmed Shah’s Mosque, Sidi Saiyad’s Mosque, Rani Sipri’s Mosque; and temples like Hathee Singh Jain Temple, Swaminarayan Temple.
The churches of the Pilgrimage in Gujarat include St, Pual’s Church and St, Thomas Church. The Buddhist Footprints in Gujarat are Ashok Edicts in Junagadh, Taranga Hills in Mehsana, and Khambhalida Caves in Rajkot. The Paris temples include Parsi Agiari in Surat, Sanjan in Surat, Navsari in Surat, and Bilimora in Surat. The Sikh Pilgrimage in Gujarat is Lakhpat in Northwest Kutch and Beyt Dwarka in Dwarka. Also the ISKCON Gate and Temple and Shrine of Meerabai in Dwarka are very renowned tourists spot. Siddhpur is also one of the famous pilgrimage centre for Hindus, it is situated on the bank of river Saraswati.
There are also many other temples in Gujarat which are worth visiting when you plan a pilgrimage like Koteshwar Temple in Northwest Kutch, Kirti Mandir in Porbandar and Ajit Nath Prasad Vihara in Taranga Hills.
Gujarat also is a birth place of many great souls including the martyrs who fought for our independence and lost their lives in that struggle.